CNN 2009-11-05

Hello everyone, I'm Catherine Callaway at the CNN center in Atlanta, with a look at what's happening Now in The News.

Republicans may be feeling a little bit better about their party's future this morning. Some crucial races for governor in New Jersey¹ and Virginia, both went to the GOP last night. In Virginia, Republican Bob McDonnell took a sweeping² eighteen point landslide³ win over Democrat⁴ Creigh Deeds. In New Jersey, Chris Christie with a four point victory over Democrat incumbent⁵ governor Jon Corzine. New Jersey hasn't been run by a Republican in twelve years. Also a special election in upstate New York giving Democrats⁶ something to celebrate. Meanwhile, Bill Owens captured the House seat from the 23rd district, defeating conservative Douglas Hoffman. It's a seat held by Republicans since Ulysses S. Grant was president. Wow!

All right, today marks the 30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis. And President Obama said that he wants to move beyond the past and build a relationship with Iran based on mutual⁷ interest and mutual respect. US-Iran relations had been hostile since the day that Islamic students stormed the US embassy in Tehran and held 52 Americans hostage for more than 400 days. Iran's government holds rally every year to celebrate that event. Today there's something different though, anti-government protesters are also on the streets. We are also getting some reports of clashes with those police. No word about any injury yet.

More infants and young people being hospitalized for swine flu. But in California, older people are more likely to die from it. A study in the Journal of American Medical Association says the fatality⁸ rate from H1N1 in California is around 11%, but for people over the age of fifty, the fatality rate is as high as twenty percent. The study also looked at the California cases from April to August.

Firefighters today plan on tearing into the walls and floors of this house, where ten bodies have already been found. Police in Cleveland, Ohio found four more corpses⁹ and a skull¹⁰ in a bucket at the home of convicted rapist Anthony Sowell. He is expected to be arraigned¹¹ this morning.

Those are the headlines for you this hour. Stay with CNN for more on these stories and other news of the day.
 

1 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

2 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

3 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

4 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

5 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

6 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

8 fatality   

n.不幸，灾祸，天命

参考例句：

• She struggle against fatality in vain.她徒然奋斗反抗宿命。
• He began to have a growing sense of fatality.他开始有一种越来越强烈的宿命感。

9 corpses   

n.死尸，尸体( corpse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The living soldiers put corpses together and burned them. 活着的战士把尸体放在一起烧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Overhead, grayish-white clouds covered the sky, piling up heavily like decaying corpses. 天上罩满了灰白的薄云，同腐烂的尸体似的沉沉的盖在那里。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

10 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

11 arraigned   

v.告发( arraign的过去式和过去分词 )；控告；传讯；指责

参考例句：

• He was arraigned for murder. 他因谋杀罪而被提讯。
• She was arraigned for high treason. 她被控叛国罪。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》