CNN 2010-07-31

Officials say 152 people were on board this passenger plane, 6 crew members and 146 passengers, and no one has survived. The plane crash taking place a little before 10 a.m. local time here in the federal capital of Islamabad. For much of the day, rescue crews, even local residents here in Islamabad, walked their way through rain and rough terrains¹ to get, to make their way to the crash site, which was at the Margalla Hills, a low lying range of hills just north of Islamabad.

 

The judge said that certain provisions of the law are likely to be held unconstitutional and the judge has disallowed² those from going into effect. But parts of the law she has approved, the most controversial part of the law, which is the duty thrust upon Arizona law enforcement officials to determine whether immigrants or people who are reasonably suspicious, suspected of being illegal are in fact illegal, that has been struck down at least temporarily. The law, she said that the requirement of law enforcement officials to essentially³ make all possibly illegal immigrants show their papers is a violation⁴ of the separation of powers.

 

We're cementing and making sure that that relief well, which is so close, is in good shape. And then, uh, by Monday, we're likely to begin something called the “static kill”, which is hooking up those manifolds and pumping heavy mud and cement down in the well. The objective is to stop the flow and then we can come back in after that if need be with the relief well. And what I say, we are now 13 days with the well cap. We came back after the storm; the integrity of the well was good. And I think, John, no guarantees, but I believe there will be no more oil flowing into the Gulf as of the 15th of July

1 terrains   

n.地形( terrain的名词复数 )；地面；地域；地带

参考例句：

• Scientists call these pieces exotic or suspect terrains. 科学家们把这些小陆块叫外来或嫌疑地块。 来自辞典例句
• In the western of China are intricate terrains and many hilly regions. 我国西部地区地势复杂，多丘陵。 来自互联网

2 disallowed   

v.不承认（某事物）有效( disallow的过去式和过去分词 )；不接受；不准；驳回

参考例句：

• The judge disallowed that evidence. 法官驳回那项证据。 来自辞典例句
• Her claim was disallowed on the ground(s) that she had not paid her premium. 她要求赔款遭到拒绝，原因是她事先没有交纳保险费。 来自辞典例句

3 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。

4 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。