CNN 2009-09-28

Just how far will Iran push the international community this weekend. Well today, It reportly tested a two types of short-range missiles on a launching system, Iron's military freely admits that it was showing off its defensive¹ capabilities². And it plans to keep up the missile exercises for ten or eleven more days.

And other news the show off force does come just days after word that Iron is building a second Uranium enrichment plant. The satellite images supposedly show the location by the city of Qom. The US and its allies quickly condemned³ this project, Teran says it's just a civilian⁴ nuclear energy program, but US officials believe it is a cover for developing nuclear weapons. The Iranian say they will allow international inspectors⁵ into the plants.

President Obama thanked New York police yesterday, for their security efforts at last week's united nations' general assembly and for helping⁶ disrupted a possible terrorist plot. The White House says the president also called FBI director Robert Moller and quoting here underscore the need to maintain vigilance, and protecting the country from terrorist attacks .Well, The FBI has been involved in terror-related arrest in Texas, C and E this week.
Meanwhile though president Obama says his administration is doing all that they can to restore the nation's economic health, and he insists some of the criticism of his economic policies is unwarranted.
"We are by no means the first generation of American to be tested. The test we have been. Most recently we've been tested by an economic crisis unlike any that we've seem since the Great Depression. Now I have to say that some folks seem to forgotten just how bad things were when I took office. They seem to miss exercising some selective memory." 
Well he and the first lady were guests last night at the Congressional Black Caucus⁷ Foundation annual Dinner in Washington.

Well, this week a terror suspect arrested in the US will be in court. The name Najibullah Zazi he'll be arraigned⁸ in New York on Tuesday, judge with conspiring⁹ to use weapons of mass destruction. Zazi is an Afghan national who's been living in the Denver area. Federal authority suggested he may have planned to attack New York subways on September 11th of this year.he'll be arraigned in New York on Tuesday, judge with conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction. Zazi is an Afghan national who's been living in the Denver area. Federal authority suggested he may have planned to attack New York subways on September 11th of this year.

1 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

2 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

3 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

4 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

5 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

7 caucus   

n.秘密会议；干部会议；v.（参加）干部开会议

参考例句：

• This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
• It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。

8 arraigned   

v.告发( arraign的过去式和过去分词 )；控告；传讯；指责

参考例句：

• He was arraigned for murder. 他因谋杀罪而被提讯。
• She was arraigned for high treason. 她被控叛国罪。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

9 conspiring   

密谋( conspire的现在分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致

参考例句：

• They were accused of conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。
• John Brown and his associates were tried for conspiring to overthrow the slave states. 约翰·布朗和他的合伙者们由于密谋推翻实行奴隶制度的美国各州而被审讯。