CNN 2009-08-27

Good morning from the CNN Center here in Atlanta, I’m Melissa Long with a look at some of the stories that are happening NOW IN THE NEWS on this Wednesday, August 26th.

 

Senator Ted¹ Kennedy has died at the age of 77 in Hyannis Port Massachusetts. He had been fighting a malignant² brain tumor³, diagnosis⁴ that was announced in May of 2008. President Obama says Kennedy's death marks the passing of an extraordinary leader, adding that he helped mold an America that is more just. Kennedy served as a US senator for nearly 47 years.

Another town hall meeting on health care turned into chaos⁵ last night. Opponents of the President's reform plan spent hours shouting down Virginia Democratic congressman⁶ Jim Moran and former DNC Chairman Howard Dean. "Howard Dean is a baby killer⁷, Howard Dean is a baby killer, abortion⁸ is murder; and Howard Dean is a baby killer". Critics promising⁹ to disrupt the event, the Democratic National Committee provided signs for supporters. Moran spent much of his time dealing¹⁰ with rumors¹¹ about the plan.

The Post Office is offering 450 million dollars for its employees to quit early. The buyout deal's up to 30,000 employees who agreed to resign or retire this year. Now the Postal¹² Service says letter carriers are not eligible¹³ because mail service is actually growing.

A teen accused of bringing pipe bombs, a chainsaw and a sword to his high school, is expected to be charged today. Police believed that the 17-year-old planned Monday's attack for months. The California police think that he was targeting faculty¹⁴ who he believed had wronged him. 2 bombs went off but there was no serious damage and no injuries.

A retiree is waking up, nearly 260 million dollars richer this morning. The former South Carolina State employee turned in his winning ticket from last week's Powerball yesterday. He says the money is not gonna change him and he wouldn't share his plans for what he plans to do with the new money or whether he'll be collecting it in payments or lump sum payout of 88 million dollars after taxes.

 

Those are the headlines for you this hour. Do stay with CNN and CNN.COM for more on these stories or other news that develops today.

1 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

2 malignant   

adj.恶性的，致命的；恶意的，恶毒的

参考例句：

• Alexander got a malignant slander.亚历山大受到恶意的诽谤。
• He started to his feet with a malignant glance at Winston.他爬了起来，不高兴地看了温斯顿一眼。

3 tumor   

n.（肿）瘤，肿块(英)tumour

参考例句：

• He was died of a malignant tumor.他死于恶性肿瘤。
• The surgeons irradiated the tumor.外科医生用X射线照射那个肿瘤。

4 diagnosis   

n.诊断，诊断结果，调查分析，判断

参考例句：

• His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。

5 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

6 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

7 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

8 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

9 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

10 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

11 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 postal   

adj.邮政的，邮局的

参考例句：

• A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

13 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

14 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。