CNN 2010-11-28

　　This is always a volatile¹ region. Now it is really on an...You're describing there the enormous retaliation² that South Korea is planning to take against North Korea. Well, North Korea also ratcheting up the rhetoric³. It's talking about a merciless military confrontation⁴.Now, words are often used as weapons in this part of the world. But we know now that they are backed by real firepower, a 50-plus year armistice⁵ were shattered when North Korea and South Korea traded fire on this island just about 24 to 36 hours ago. You mentioned that two more civilians⁶ now found dead. That's four people dead. There are about 15 others who have been wounded and the United States saying they're going to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with South Korea.
Well, you know ,they followed on protesters, it was on the 10th of November where tens of thousands of students came out protesting the rise in tuition fees. This is a sequel to that. This time, in addition to university students, a lot of high school students come out, what they call called six form.and they are concerned because all these tuition fees go up this year. They will be affected⁷ by it when they graduate.
What we supposed to be a risky⁸ operation is now turning into a recovery operation, this entire community rocked today when they got news late this afternoon, there'll be a second explosion, in the Pike River Mine, and the explosion which the experst's saying to me, the chances of there being any survivors⁹ were now zero.
You don't mess with the new and proud parents of a newborn child. You don't do that. This couple moving across the country now had stopped for gas the other night. In a matter of seconds, some guy jumped into their running car and takes off. You're seeing this play out here in the surveillance video. Their 6-month-old baby was inside. The little girl. The mom leaps on to the speeding car and smashes the window. She ends up essentially¹⁰ getting thrown off of it. Her husband then chases the car, jumps through the window and starts wailing¹¹ on the guy. He fled pretty quickly and I do believe he is now in custody¹².
 

1 volatile   

adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质

参考例句：

• With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
• His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

2 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

4 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

5 armistice   

n.休战，停战协定

参考例句：

• The two nations signed an armistice.两国签署了停火协议。
• The Italian armistice is nothing but a clumsy trap.意大利的停战不过是一个笨拙的陷阱。

6 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

7 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

8 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

9 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

10 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

11 wailing   

v.哭叫，哀号( wail的现在分词 )；沱

参考例句：

• A police car raced past with its siren wailing. 一辆警车鸣着警报器飞驰而过。
• The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。

12 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。