CNN 2010-08-04

But you have to be very creative in such a situation. Luckily we do idea -- we do have a large presence in the Peshawar. And we do have emergency stock available, of course this emergency stock will last for a couple of days or weeks ahead. And now we are looking to, to create a flight line of using all the means possible to have the goods available for, uh, to assist the victims.

 

Today, even as terrorists try to derail Iraq's progress, because of the sacrifices of our troops and our Iraqi partners, violence in Iraq continues to be near the lowest it's been in years. And next month, we will change our military mission from combat to supporting and training Iraqi security forces. In fact, in many parts of the country, Iraqis have already taken the lead for security.

 

Not a single picture was taken of Lindsay Lohan exiting jail; she was released at 1:54 a.m. local time from jail. She was taken directly to the UCLA Medical Center to start her 90 days in rehab. She served just 13 days of a 90-day sentence, but it is not uncommon¹ for non, non-violent offenders² to only serve about 10 to 20 percent, 10 to 25 percent of their sentence and then be released due to overcrowding, due to time served.

 

A couple is accused of chaining a teenage boy to a table then going gambling³. The father and stepmother were arrested after the boy escaped. Police say they found the 13-year-old boy with the chain around his neck and ankles, police say he told them he was chained to a table as punishment, but he was able to hide a key and unlock himself.

 

The little boy was walking and he asked for a chain-cutter.

 

They chained his ankles and then secured them with padlocks and then chained them to the kitchen table. Hard to imagine the kind of terror that must have been going through his mind.
 

1 uncommon   

adj.罕见的，非凡的，不平常的

参考例句：

• Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
• Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。

2 offenders   

n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 )；犯规者；罪犯；妨害…的人（或事物）

参考例句：

• Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
• Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。

3 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。