CNN 2010-09-29

To our viewers from America to Argentina, Japan and Germany to South Korea and Hong Kong, welcome to CNN Student News. I'm Carl Azuz and we thank you for taking 10 minutes to watch today's show.

 

First up, it's been 10 months since Israel put a stop to building houses in settlements in the West Bank. 10 months was how long that stop in construction was supposed to last. And last night, the rule was scheduled to change back, meaning Israelis could resume¹ building the settlements. Here's why that's important. Palestinians don't want Israel to build in the West Bank. The Palestinians see the West Bank as their own land. Many Israelis believe they have a right to build there. Here, you can see some Israelis breaking ground in a ceremony, a way of celebrating a construction startup. This issue of West Bank settlements is a major sticking point between Palestinians and Israelis. The United States is trying to get them to come together to discuss peace in the Middle East, an end to decades of conflict. But the Palestinians have said if the Israelis resume building settlements, that may prompt² Palestinians to leave the peace talks. An Israeli spokesman³ says the peace talks should continue regardless of what goes on with the settlements.

 

Well, what you see at the end of this crane⁴ may look like a space capsule, or a rocket. To 33 trapped Chilean miners⁵, it could mean freedom. This is the cage set to pull the miners who are stuck 2,300 feet underground, back up to the surface. It arrived at the site of the collapsed⁶ mine yesterday and before it can be used, officials need to drill a hole wide enough for the capsule to travel to the miners, and then haul⁷ them out. They're hoping to have that done by early November. As of right now, the miners have set a record for the most time anyone has survived in a mine, more than 50 days and counting.

1 resume   

v.（中断后）继续，恢复；n.摘要，简历

参考例句：

• We'll stop now and resume at two o 'clock.我们现在停下来，到两点再干。
• My resume shows that I have the right qualifications for the job.我的简历表明我正符合这项工作的条件。

2 prompt   

adj.迅速的，敏捷的，立刻的；vt.激起，促进，推动；提示； vi.提示；n.提示；提示的内容；n.[商]付款期限

参考例句：

• His prompt action prevented the fire from spreading.他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。
• Will you prompt for us at the performance?演出时你给我们提示台词好吗？

3 spokesman   

n.发言人，代言人

参考例句：

• The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters.政府发言人向记者们作了情况简介。
• They drew lots to decide who should be their spokesman.他们抽签决定谁是他们的发言人。

4 crane   

v.伸长(脖子)；n.起重机，吊车

参考例句：

• We used a crane to lift the piano into the theatre.我们使用起重机将钢琴搬进剧场。
• Must we wait till the crane arrives before we start loading?非要等起重机来了才能装运吗？

5 miners   

矿工( miner的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The coal miners have come out for about two weeks. 煤矿工人已罢工约两周了。
• The roof of the cave dropped in on the miners, trapping them. 洞穴的顶部坍了下来，砸在矿工身上。

6 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

7 haul   

vt./n.（用力）拖，拉，（用车等）拖运，运送

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• The rope stood up under the strain of the haul.这绳子经受不住紧拉。