CNN 2010-07-22

In India, police say there are no more passengers trapped inside the wreckage¹ of a train that crashed in West Bengal state, at least 60 people reported killed in that crash. It's being blamed right now on a moving train that ploughed into another that had stopped. Three coaches flung off the tracks by the force of the impact alone; one of those hit an overpass² that was above the tracks.

 

Less than a day, after BP reports no problems and no leaks with the well as they continue to pressure test it, Admiral Thad Allen now chimes in with a letter to BP talking about a detected seep³, a distance from the well, and undetermined anomalies at the well head. Admiral Thad Allen clearly telling BP he wants them to be prepared for any problems, he says when seeps⁴ are detected, you are directed to marshal resources, quickly investigate and report findings to the government in no more than four hours.

 

"Right now these benefits, benefits that are often the person's sole source of income while they are looking for work, are in jeopardy⁵. And I have to say, after years of championing policies that turned a record surplus into a way massive deficit⁶, the same people who didn't have any problems spending hundreds of billions of dollars on tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans are now saying we shouldn't offer relief to middle-class Americans like Jim or Leslie or Denise who really need help."

 

"Our trailer is probably at least to get a 2 -- 200 feet from where you just see it.

We got to just keep saying why, why, you know, why this have to happen. It's just really bad. I lived in this park since I was in fifth grade and I'm 37 now and this has never happened before, never."

 

1 wreckage   

n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏

参考例句：

• They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
• New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

2 overpass   

n.天桥，立交桥

参考例句：

• I walked through an overpass over the road.我步行穿过那条公路上面的立交桥。
• We should take the overpass when crossing the road.我们过马路应走天桥。

3 seep   

v.渗出，渗漏；n.渗漏，小泉，水（油）坑

参考例句：

• My anger began to seep away.我的怒火开始消下去了。
• If meteoric water does not evaporate or run overland,it may seep directly into the ground.如果雨水不从陆地蒸发和流走的话，就可能直接渗入地下。

4 seeps   

n.（液体）渗( seep的名词复数 )；渗透；渗出；漏出v.（液体）渗( seep的第三人称单数 )；渗透；渗出；漏出

参考例句：

• Water seeps through sand. 水渗入沙中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Water seeps out of the wall. 水从墙里沁出。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 jeopardy   

n.危险；危难

参考例句：

• His foolish behaviour may put his whole future in jeopardy.他愚蠢的行为可能毁了他一生的前程。
• It is precisely at this juncture that the boss finds himself in double jeopardy.恰恰在这个关键时刻，上司发现自己处于进退两难的境地。

6 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。