CNN 2009-06-25

Hello I'm Melissa long here at the CNN center in Atlanta, with a look at some of the stories that are happening NOW IN THE NEWS on this Wednesday June 24th.

Iranian officials extended yesterday's deadline to file complaints about the disputed election, the new deadline---Tuesday. At the same time Iran yesterday set a swearing-in date for Mohamoud Ahmadinejad. It will happen between July 26th and August 19th. They also created a special court to try jailed protesters. And just this morning Iran's supreme¹ leader said they won't give in to pressure over the election results.

A four-year-old girl that's been missing for more than three weeks will be reunited with her grandmother soon. US marshals found Haley Donaldson safe yesterday at a Christian² retreat in California. They say her mom and her mom's boyfriend took her there.

The military is making a move to defend against cyber attacks and prepare for cyber warfare³. Defense⁴ Secretary Robert Gates is forming a new military cyber command center in Maryland. Military has about 15, 000 networks and seven million computers to protect. The center should be ready to go by the end of next year.

Thousands of grasshoppers⁵ invading a home? That's a Utah family that tried insecticide but these grasshoppers returned. A scientist for the state Agriculture Department says the grasshoppers are attracted to nearby wetlands and the family here describing their battle against the bugs⁶.

Woman: We can't go in through the front door, we can't open the garage door to park our vehicles,
Child: It's getting annoying coming out our back door instead of the front door.
Woman: Well I vacuumed a couple and I just squashed a couple (laughs)
Child: Step on 'em

The scientist says the grasshoppers could be a problem for the next three summers.

You are up-to-date. Those are the headlines at this hour, do stay with CNN and CNN.com for more on these stories or other news that develops today.

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

3 warfare   

n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突

参考例句：

• He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
• Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 grasshoppers   

n.蚱蜢( grasshopper的名词复数 )；蝗虫；蚂蚱；（孩子）矮小的

参考例句：

• Grasshoppers die in fall. 蚱蜢在秋天死去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• There are usually a lot of grasshoppers in the rice fields. 稻田里通常有许多蚱蜢。 来自辞典例句

6 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》