CNN 2009-03-26

Hello. From the CNN center in Atlanta, I'm Naamua Delaney. Thanks for checking in with us. And here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

In his second prime time news conference, President Obama defended his economic recovery plan and offered encouraging words and a spirit of compromise.

" We will recover from this recession, but it'll take time. It will take patience. It will take an understanding that when we all work together, when each of us looks beyond our own short-term interests to the wider set of obligations we have to each other. That's when we succeed. That's when we prosper¹."

Today, Mr. Obama lobbies on Capitol Hill where he's facing criticism form both major parties that his proposed 3.5-trillion-dollar budget for next year is simply too big.

Thousands of people have rushed to Fargo, North Dakota to fill sand bags and stack them as high as they can to hold back the rising red river and prevent major flooding. The river is expected to crest² Friday as high as 22 feet above flood stage. Two million sand bags are needed to be filled.

Secretary of State Hilary Clinton is heading to Mexico today for talks of violent war between drug cartels raging there. The Obama Administration announced yesterday it is sending more federal agents and crime fighting equipment to help secure the border. It is also sending money and technology to help Mexican authorities.

The G-20 Summit is now a little more than a week away and the host, British Prime Minister Gorden Brown, is taking his agenda on tour. Today he's in New York where he will meet leading Wall Street financiers and the UN Secretary General. And then it is on to South American for talks in Brazil and Chile. Yesterday, Browns spoke³ to the European parliament in France.

After 8 days together in space, the shuttle and space station crews are saying goodbye. The hatches between the linked space craft will be closed just before 1 p.m. Eastern Time this afternoon. Then Discovery will undock and fly around the space station before heading back to earth. The shuttle is expected to return home on Saturday.

Well, be sure to stick with CNN.com 24/7 for news from all around the world. And of course we will have updates right here throughout the day.

1 prosper   

v.成功，兴隆，昌盛；使成功，使昌隆，繁荣

参考例句：

• With her at the wheel,the company began to prosper.有了她当主管，公司开始兴旺起来。
• It is my earnest wish that this company will continue to prosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。

2 crest   

n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖

参考例句：

• The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
• He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。