CNN 2009-07-27

Hi, good morning, I'm Brooke Baldwin here for Betty.
And hello to you all. I'm TJ Holmes, glad you could be here; look now at some of our top stories.

Vice¹ President Joe Biden making some news with some comments about Russia in an interview he gave to the Wall Street Journal.  Biden said Russia has a withering² economy and it's (quote) "clinging to something in the past that is not sustainable" (end quote). The White House released the statement saying the President and Vice President believe Russia will work with us, again not out of weakness but out of national interest.

In just a couple of hours, Alaska will have a new governor. Sarah Palin will officially hand over her title and her responsibilities to Lt. Governor Sean Parnell today. Just yesterday folks in Anchorage held this farewell picnic for her. You can see a governor, soon will be the former governor serving up some hot-dogs, hamburgers. Palin is resigning a year before the end of her term.

Exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya back at his country's border yesterday. He didn't leave the Nicaraguan side like he did on Friday, just stepped in there for a second on Friday. He did go to the border and fired up his supporters there, left there about 20 minutes this time.

Yeah, now he is back out.  Zelaya was forced out by a military coup³ just about a month ago. And the US State Department is worrying that his border visits could lead to violence. But it is also bringing him to Washington for talks for Tuesday.

When do we want it?
Now!
What do we want?
Democracy!

Now we saw this playing out across six continents yesterday, dozens of cities as well including Washington DC. Protesters uniting all over the world against the common call which is Iran's treatment of demonstrators after last month's disputed elections. Many people wore green yesterday, as symbolizing⁴ Iran's opposition⁵ movement and the opposition candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi. Iranian authorities used force to stop protests last month. Some protesters were killed, hundreds still behind bars.

How about this story this morning? A second Chicago area cemetery⁶'s under investigation⁷ after a human bone was found just lying on the ground. The Cooke County Sheriff's Office says it doesn't know if the discovery is a sign of broader problem at the Mount Glenwood Cemetery. Just days ago, according to the Chicago Tribune, three people sued the cemetery alleging⁸ "unauthorized tempering with grave sites". Earlier this month, authorities charged four workers at Burr Oak Cemetery with digging up hundreds of bodies, then reselling the plots.

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 withering   

使人畏缩的，使人害羞的，使人难堪的

参考例句：

• She gave him a withering look. 她极其蔑视地看了他一眼。
• The grass is gradually dried-up and withering and pallen leaves. 草渐渐干枯、枯萎并落叶。

3 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

4 symbolizing   

v.象征，作为…的象征( symbolize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• This symbol later evolved into a common hieroglyphic symbolizing victory. 这幕场景后来逐渐演化为象征胜利的普通象形文字。 来自时文部分
• Mooncakes reunion, is symbolizing the Mid-Autumn festival will feed. 月饼象征着团圆，是中秋佳节必食之品。 来自互联网

5 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

6 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

7 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

8 alleging   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税，他的名誉受到损害。
• This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯，还说不必，只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。