CNN 2009-05-24

President Obama marked Memorial Day weekend with the promise to America's fighting men and women, it came during his weekly address.

"That's why I will send our service men and women into harm's way only when it's necessary and ensure that they have the training and equipment they need when they enter the theater of war, that's why we're building a 21st century Department of Veterans Affairs with the largest single year funding increase in 3 decades, it's a commitment that will help us provide our veterans with the support and benefits they have earned, and expand quality healthcare to a half million more veterans.” The president and his family will spend most of the Memorial Day weekend at Camp David.

President Obama says he is saddened by the death of former South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun, the South Korean government says he committed suicide by jumping from a hill near his home. Roh left office last year. He was being investigated in a bribery¹ scandal.

Atlantis space shuttle will stay in orbit for at least one more day, NASA postponed² the landing again today because of the bad weather at the Kennedy space center in Florida. The next opportunity tomorrow, 10: 11 AM, Eastern.

And NASA maybe get its first African-American administrator³, President Obama has picked former astronaut and marine⁴, General Charles Bolden to head the space agency. Bolden piloted 2 space shuttle missions and commended 2 others. The senate has to confirm the nomination⁵.

News across America right now, police in Michigan say one man is dead after a seven-hour armed standoff with officers near Detroit. He was trying to serve the suspect in  an  eviction⁶ notice when an officer was shot in the arm. And three people are recovering after a single engine plane crash-landed in a car lot outside Indianapolis yesterday, the pilot says he was trying to land at a nearby airstrip when he clipped some power lines, one person on the ground suffered a broken leg.

And in Kansas city fire department pulled off a dramatic rooftop rescue yesterday, a piece of scaffolding collapsed⁷ stranding⁸ two painters, eight stories up, both man are okay.

1 bribery   

n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿

参考例句：

• FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
• He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。

2 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

3 administrator   

n.经营管理者，行政官员

参考例句：

• The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
• He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。

4 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

5 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

6 eviction   

n.租地等的收回

参考例句：

• The family have won a temporary reprieve from eviction.这个家庭暂时免于被逐出。
• He claimed damages for unlawful eviction.他要求对非法驱逐作出赔偿。

7 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

8 stranding   

n.（船只）搁浅v.使滞留，使搁浅( strand的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The airport had to be closed, stranding tourists. 机场被迫关闭，造成游客滞留。 来自辞典例句
• The stream of history had changed course away from him, stranding him in failure. 历史潮流已经改变方向，与他背道而驰，使他陷于失败之中。 来自辞典例句