CNN 美国有线新闻 2014-12-08

 This December 5,CNN STUDENT would like to remind you that Friday was awesome¹.I’m Carl Azuz at Atlanta,Georgia.

 

Our first story takes you to Pacific Island nation of Philippines.People there are bracing² for super-typhoon “Hagupit”,the word means a lush in Phillippino.Forecaster won’t sure where exactly it’ll go.Some think it will make a right turn and move north along the eastern Philippines.Others think it will hit the city of X over the weekend.We’ve mentioned that place before.When super-typhoon Haiyan hit X last year,it killed 6000 people and wiped out entire neighborhoods.Evacuations have started ahead of Hagupit.It has sustained winds over170 miles per hour.It’s the equivalent of a category five hurricane.

 

Unrest in New York,it’s in response to event involving 43 year-old Eric Gardner.This summer,police say he resisted arrest for illegally selling cigarettes.He’s been arrested for that before.Officer,Daniel Pantaleo,put Gardner in the chokehold as others helped arrest him.Gardner repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe, he died later on the way to the hospital.Police Union official says Gardner’s poor health caused his death.But a medical examiner ruled that Officer Pantaleo’s chokehold contributed to it.This came down to a grand jury.It had to decide whether the officer knew there was a substantial risk that Gardner would die from the chokehold.It decided³ not to charge Officer Pantaleo,and the protest hit it up with demonstrators saying Pantaleo used excessive force. 

 

“It’s a very painful day for some New Yorkers.” Arrests made throughout the night as outrage⁴ pulls throughout city streets for more than nine hours.Most chanted Garner’s last words.Police,some in riot gear blocking intersections⁵ as protests began shutting down the city’s most iconic landmarks⁶, stopping the flow of traffic into and out of the island of Manhattan for hours.Some lying down right in the middle of the road,the same inside Crand Central Station.While other protesters staged massive dying as evening rush hour hit its peak.Police heavily guarding the Tree Lighting⁷ Ceremony as protesters tried to disrupt the show.The city’s public outcry reach a fever pitch nationwide.From Los Angeles to Philadelphia,the demonstration⁸ across the country disruptive,but peaceful,fulfilling Garner’s family wish. “You know we want to rally,but rally in peace.”

Officer Pantaleo said in a statement“it’s never my intention to harm anyone.I feel very bad about the death of Mr.Gardner.”

The next story today good news and bad news concerning flu.The good news the Center for Disease Control says flu activity across the US is pretty low.The bad news this year vaccine⁹ isn’t particularly affective.The CDC says because the flu has mutated,when the vaccine was made the strings¹⁰ of flu circulating around the globe were different than they are now,so why not just make a new vaccine.The CDC says it’s too late because that takes about four months to do.Officials are still recommending the vaccine now they say can reduce security of the virus if you get it.

1 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

2 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

5 intersections   

n.横断( intersection的名词复数 )；交叉；交叉点；交集

参考例句：

• Traffic lights have been placed at all major intersections. 所有重要的交叉路口都安装了交通信号灯。
• Intersections are of the greatest importance in highway design. 在道路设计中，交叉口占有最重要的地位。 来自辞典例句

6 landmarks   

n.陆标( landmark的名词复数 )；目标；（标志重要阶段的）里程碑 ~ (in sth)；有历史意义的建筑物（或遗址）

参考例句：

• The book stands out as one of the notable landmarks in the progress of modern science. 这部著作是现代科学发展史上著名的里程碑之一。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The baby was one of the big landmarks in our relationship. 孩子的出世是我们俩关系中的一个重要转折点。 来自辞典例句

7 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

8 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

9 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

10 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。