CNN 2009-01-28

Good morning from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Thanks for checking in. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Two crew members who are on a Fedex cargo¹ plane that crashed, well, they are being treated for minor² injuries right now. The crash happened earlier this morning in Lubbock, Texas and a Fedex spokeswoman says the plane skidded³ off the runway in light freezing rain. That incident is still being investigated.

Quote "Americans are not your enemy." that according to President Barack Obama who delivered the message directly to the Muslim world in his first interview from the White House. The interview was with the channel Al Arabiya. Obama pledged to improve relations with the Muslim world saying that he would give a speech from a Muslim capital in the first 100 days of his administration.

The economy though is still Number 1 for President Obama. He heads to the Capitol Hill today; he's gonna be meeting with congressional leaders from the Republican side to try and gain some support for his economic stimulus⁴ package.

At the same time, we are hearing about more job cuts here in the US. Corning which makes the glass used in flat-screen TVs, well, it's gonna eliminate about 3,500 workers by the end of the year. And tech-company Texas Instruments announces it's cutting 3,400 jobs.

We are on Day Two now of the Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's impeachment⁵ trial that happens today. We expect to hear from an FBI agent who says he has evidence of corruption⁶ by Blagojevich. He's accused of trying to sell President Obama's vacated senate seat. The governor has refused to attend the impeachment proceedings⁷ instead, he's doing TV interviews for a second day.

Kirsten Gillibrand takes the senate oath of office later today. The oath will be administered by Vice-president Joe Biden. She fills a seat vacated when Hillary Clinton was sworn in as Secretary of State.

And that is a quick look at what's making news this hour, please stick with us here at CNN.com and CNN.com live for more on these stories and the other updates throughout the day.

1 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

2 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

3 skidded   

v.（通常指车辆） 侧滑( skid的过去式和过去分词 )；打滑；滑行；（住在）贫民区

参考例句：

• The car skidded and hit a lamp post. 那辆汽车打滑撞上了路灯杆。
• The car skidded and overturned. 汽车打滑翻倒了。

4 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

5 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

6 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

7 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼