CNN 2009-10-10

Good morning,I am Catherine Callaway at the CNN Center in Atlanta,with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEW.

President Obama has won the Noble Peace Prize.Thestunning announcement made earlier this morning.The NominatingCommittee said that Mr. Obama was chosen for his international diplomacy¹ efforts.And they specifically mentioned his outreach to the MuslimWorld and his work on climate changing and nuclear disarmament.WhiteHouse correspondent Dan Lothian explained how President Obama heard thenews."It was Robert Gibbs,the White House spokeman who called thePresident this morning shortly before 6 a.m.And then brought the news to him that he has won the Noble Peace Prize and according to the Senior Administration official,the President was "humble² to be selected by the committee",but clearly the White House was caught off guard by this announcement.In fact,another administration official saying we were "quite surprise by the announcement."

This morning,two NASA spacecrafts crashed into the moon on purpose.The first one didthe dirty work kicking up a crowd of dust.Then a few minutes later,thesecond one flew in to analyze³ the dust particles before it crashed aswell.NASA is hoping to find water in some of that soil.

In the Philippine's land,a landslide⁴ and flooding unleashed⁵ by tropical depression "Parma" has killed at least 97 people.This is according to rescue group who say 195 others are fear dead.Two U.S naval⁶ ships standing⁷ by with helicopters and boats to help with some of the rescues there.

Actress Elizabeth Taylor says she's doing fine afterheart surgery in a twitter message,She said yesterday's procedure wentperfectly.And she feels like she has a brand new ticker.She alsothanked to friends and her fans for their thoughts and prayers.

Those are the headlines for your this hour.Stay with CNN for more these stories and other news of the day.

 

1 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

2 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

3 analyze   

vt.分析，解析 (=analyse)

参考例句：

• We should analyze the cause and effect of this event.我们应该分析这场事变的因果。
• The teacher tried to analyze the cause of our failure.老师设法分析我们失败的原因。

4 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

5 unleashed   

v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. 政府的提案引发了新闻界的抗议浪潮。
• The full force of his rage was unleashed against me. 他把所有的怒气都发泄在我身上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

7 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。