CNN 2009-04-25

This is CNN.com/live. I'm Virginia Cha at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

The clock is ticking for Chrysler. The automaker is racing¹ to reach deals with unions, creditors² and the Italian automaker Fiat³. Chrysler is trying to come up with their restructuring plan by Thursday--the deadline set by the government. News reports say the Treasury⁴ Department is directing Chrysler to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy⁵ as early as next week.

A wildfire has burnt more than 30 square miles in South Carolina, near Myrtle beach, the fire has already destroyed nearly 70 homes. About 100 other homes have been damaged. Firefighters tried to hold the fire lines overnight. The blaze has skipped through several neighborhoods but so far has stayed away from the beach areas.

Suicide bombers⁶ have targeted Iranian religious pilgrims for a second straight day in Iraq. Two attacks near a shrine⁷ have killed at least 60 people, wounded 125 others. The bombers hit two roads leading to one of the holy shrines⁸ in Shiite Islam. Worshippers were streaming into the mosque⁹ when the bombers detonated their explosive belts.

The Taliban has completely now pulled out of a key district in Pakistan. That's according to government officials there. The Taliban's land grab earlier this week raise international concerns that terrorists could take over the nuclear state. The Taliban had locked up courthouses, battled Pakistani troops sent in to protect residents.

A judge's order has not stopped former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich from filming promotes for a new reality show. Blagojevich got his hair messed up when he was simulating a parachute jump for a commercial. A judge ruled this week that he would not be able to go to Costa Rica for that show "I am a celebrity¹⁰, get me out of here."

We'll keep you posted.

Those are the headlines at this hour. Stay with CNN for more on those stories and all the other news of the day.

1 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

2 creditors   

n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 fiat   

n.命令，法令，批准；vt.批准，颁布

参考例句：

• The opening of a market stall is governed by municipal fiat.开设市场摊位受市政法令管制。
• He has tried to impose solutions to the country's problems by fiat.他试图下令强行解决该国的问题。

4 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

5 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

6 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

8 shrines   

圣地，圣坛，神圣场所( shrine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• All three structures dated to the third century and were tentatively identified as shrines. 这3座建筑都建于3 世纪，并且初步鉴定为神庙。
• Their palaces and their shrines are tombs. 它们的宫殿和神殿成了墓穴。

9 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

10 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。