CNN 2012-03-26

 The families of those killed and wounded in Afghanistan this month allegedly by an American soldier have seen payout from the United States. Two Afghan officials say a total of 860 thousand dollars have been paid. But CNN's Sarah  Sidener says there could be a negative by-product¹ for the families getting this money.

In most of the places people are illiterate², they are not used to dealing³ with this kind of money,and there certainly nowhere safe to put it. So we have to see what happens, but it could cause security risk for them, and anyone around them.

U.S soldier Rober Bales has been charged 17 counts in that shooting rampage.

 

Pope⁴ Benedict XVI spoke⁵ to hundred of thousands of catholics in central Mexico earlier today. The Pope's visit comes in the back of widespread drug-related violence in the country. Tens of thousands of peopel have died in the last 6 years.

 

Big brother of Mohammed Merah, the gunman killed in a siege⁶ in Southwestern France last week, has been now charged in connection to those seven murders  in the Toulouse area. CNN's * says the elder Merah has been charged of group theft and other charges.

 

Brother of Mohammed Merah, Abdelkader has apparently⁷ been formally charged now, on charges of complicity to murder in all seven cases.

 

The final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Bay Hill is underway in the land Florida,and Tiger Woods is pulled to win one of the first major tournaments for him after 30 months' drought. PGAtour.com's Larry Dorman says crowds are there in force to see Woods on the ground.

Whether they love him or not, they want to see him play. And he is not disappointed nearly going today.

 

Teamwork hans been played today to fill out the Men's College Basketball Final Four, the first of those in Atlanta with * on their commanding lead on * in the second half.

 

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1 by-product   

n.副产品，附带产生的结果

参考例句：

• Freedom is the by-product of economic surplus.自由是经济盈余的副产品。
• The raw material for the tyre is a by-product of petrol refining.制造轮胎的原材料是提炼汽油时产生的一种副产品。

2 illiterate   

adj.文盲的；无知的；n.文盲

参考例句：

• There are still many illiterate people in our country.在我国还有许多文盲。
• I was an illiterate in the old society,but now I can read.我这个旧社会的文盲，今天也认字了。

3 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

4 pope   

n.（罗马天主教的）教皇

参考例句：

• The Pope is the spiritual leader of many Christians.教皇是众多基督徒的宗教领袖。
• The Pope is the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.教皇是罗马天主教的最高领袖。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 siege   

n.包围，围攻，围困

参考例句：

• The city was thrown down during the siege.在围城过程中，这座城市被摧毁了。
• The enemy lay siege to the town in attempt to starve the people to death.敌人围城，企图将人们饿死。

7 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。