美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-11-17

 Stories of survival and acts of desperation in a country of reeling from natural disaster. An official from one relief organization described the situation in the Philippines as hideous¹. First, we bring you some perspectives on this. This gives you a comparison between typhoon Haiyan and hurricane Katrina. Katrina has been called the worst natural disaster in US history. Haiyan is bigger. It might be the strongest cyclone² ever. Too early there for scientists to know for sure. Here's the look at typhoon from space. The winds and the storm surge from Haiyan flattered more than 20,000 homes. 800,000 people were forced out of their homes. Now, survivors³ are dealing⁴ with another storm. It's not a strong one but it's making it hard for relief workers to get aids to victims. We are hearing some of the stories from survivors of the storm. The family in this video punched holes in their ceiling as water rushed into their home. Then, they climbed up to the 2nd floor to avoid being swept away. In this video you can see them sitting up in the rafters as the waters flows by underneath⁵ them. For many victims of typhoon Haiyan, the focus is now on survival that means searching for food. Sometimes, walking past or over what remains⁶ of their homes in order to find something to eat. Dozens of countries' organizations are sending help or promised help. If you are 13 or older, you could go to our home page and find "impact your world" link. That would give you some ideas about these relief efforts and how you might be able to get involved. It's time to check in with some of our reporters to hear about few different stories from a few different spots around the world. We are going to head to the Middle East for some reaction to nuclear negotiations⁷, then some natural training in Asia for animals they don't live in the wild. We are starting in Europe with the memorial service for a military veteran. 

 

In England yesterday, hundreds attended a funeral of a veteran they have never met. 99-year-old H. died a single man. No friends, no family. For a while, it looked as though as War World II veteran would be buried alone and forgotten. That is until his funeral home posted an ad in a local paper, asking military personnel to attend. The ad made its way to the Internet and the response was overwhelming. Some traveled hundreds of miles to be able to get H. a funeral fit for veteran of the 2nd World War.

 

Many Iranians very disappointed that the deal wasn't reached in the nuclear talks in Geneva over the weekend It's, perhaps, Iranian people who would gain the most with an agreement because it would probably help ease some of the sanctions they've suffered through for years. It's not clear exactly why a deal wasn't reached but it's being wildly viewed in Iran that at least one of the spoilers was France. There are reports Iran offered to suspend uranium reached in 20% which would seemly make it impossible for them to make the fuel necessary for a bomb but there're speculations⁸ that France demanded more. All sides back in Geneva next week to try again.

 

It's training time for more than a dozen pandas born in captivity⁹ in South West China. Workers teaching them how to climb trees, giving them a tickle¹⁰ on the tummy for p. training and also making sure they get enough food every day. There is also nap time, of course, on the lawn. It's been a baby boom of pandas this year in China, but with just over 1500 pandas left in the wild. They need to make sure each one of these little fury creatures grown up and become strong.

1 hideous   

adj.丑陋的，可憎的，可怕的，恐怖的

参考例句：

• The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare.整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。
• They're not like dogs,they're hideous brutes.它们不像狗，是丑陋的畜牲。

2 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

3 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

4 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。

5 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

7 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

8 speculations   

n.投机买卖( speculation的名词复数 )；思考；投机活动；推断

参考例句：

• Your speculations were all quite close to the truth. 你的揣测都很接近于事实。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• This possibility gives rise to interesting speculations. 这种可能性引起了有趣的推测。 来自《用法词典》

9 captivity   

n.囚禁；被俘；束缚

参考例句：

• A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
• He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。

10 tickle   

v.搔痒，胳肢；使高兴；发痒；n.搔痒，发痒

参考例句：

• Wilson was feeling restless. There was a tickle in his throat.威尔逊只觉得心神不定。嗓子眼里有些发痒。
• I am tickle pink at the news.听到这消息我高兴得要命。