CNN 2009-10-22

Good morning, I’m Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta, it’s a Wednesday, October 21st, and here’s a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Afghan president Hamid Karzai’s chief rival Abdullah Abdullah has agreed to a runoff election. Karzai was close to rejecting a second round vote, changed his mind though after marathon talks with Democratic Senator John Kerry, and fresh from his mission in Afghanistan, Kerry is gonna be talking with President Obama a little later today.

Lowering the nuclear risk from Iran, a draft deal has been hammered out in Vienna, Austria. It caused Iran to send most of its low enriched uranium out of the country. That’s the material that can be used for nuclear weapons. Other countries, such as Russia, would further enrich it then return it for use in medical research. Delegates from Iran, the US, France, Russia and the UN have until Friday to sign this agreement.

This hour, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton will be delivering what the administration calls a major address on the steps being taken to reduce nuclear weapons in the United States and abroad. Officials say Clinton will also insist the world end its “ cold war thinking”.

 

In upstate New York, police may have stopped another Columbine-style attack. A 15-year-old boy is at a psychiatric hospital for allegedly plotting to attack his former high school in Monroe. Investigators¹ say they found gasoline, fuses, a black trench² coat and machete in his home. They say it appeared that he had been trying to buy an assault rifle . Police say the boy planned the attempt for April 20th, that’s the 11 year anniversary of the Columbine killings³.

Police say a robbery suspect prayed with a clerk before robbing her. They say the armed man went to a check cashing company,(... into that check cashing company) Indianapolis Monday. Eventually, the clerk started crying, and talked about God, the suspect said he had a 2-year-old to support, so he and the woman prayed about overcoming his troubles. Police say he took her cell phone, 20 bucks⁴ and surrendered the next day.

Those’re the headlines for you this hour, do stay with CNN and CNN.com for more on these stories or other news that develops today.

1 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 trench   

n./v.(挖)沟，(挖)战壕

参考例句：

• The soldiers recaptured their trench.兵士夺回了战壕。
• The troops received orders to trench the outpost.部队接到命令在前哨周围筑壕加强防卫。

3 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

4 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》