CNN 2010-09-26

We should draw upon the teachings of tolerance¹ that lie at the heart of three great religions that see Jerusalem’s soil as sacred.  This time we should reach for what’s best within ourselves.  If we do, when we come back here next year, we can have an agreement that will lead to a new member of the United Nations -- an independent, sovereign state of Palestine, living in peace with Israel. 

Now the American people are speaking out like never before. They're concerned about the future of our nation and the future for their children.They see a govenment of Washington that isn't listening doesn't get it American people think the Washington doesn't really care.Our government is out of control in Washington, and we need to reign² it in and begin a new drive for a smaller, less costly³ and more accountable government in our nation's capital.These are the things that the American people are demanding, and our pledge to America is that the Republicans stand ready to get it done.

Sadly, the New York City Police Department tells us that this diplomat⁴ is 34 years old. He was found in his apartment this morning by his driver, his chauffeur⁵. Thirty-four years old. We don't know, again, whether he was married, had children, was living there by himself. The driver discovered him. The front door was left open, was left ajar. Police did find a knife and have recovered that from the scene. We don't know at this time, for sure, whether the driver was picking him up to take him to meet with his delegation⁶, of course, for the U.N. General Assembly, which is meeting this week in New York. So the circumstances are still very murky⁷ at this time.( Right.)The police are not yet classifying this death as a homicide, as a suicide. We don't know. It's just too early.

That's the message Ham Radio operator Deally Young sent out one night, hoping he would make it 250 miles up in space. He was shocked when an astronaut on the International Space Station heard him and replied. They are 4.62 miles per second.So then you have to admit. Shocked because it's the fastest moving target you could imagine. I think I got about two minute window at the most,hey,I talk to space station.Talking his way through those 250 miles is as far as it goes. Young says he'd just like those guys to slow down next time they fly over.

1 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
• Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。

2 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

3 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

4 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

5 chauffeur   

n.(受雇于私人或公司的)司机；v.为…开车

参考例句：

• The chauffeur handed the old lady from the car.这个司机搀扶这个老太太下汽车。
• She went out herself and spoke to the chauffeur.她亲自走出去跟汽车司机说话。

6 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

7 murky   

adj.黑暗的，朦胧的；adv.阴暗地，混浊地；n.阴暗；昏暗

参考例句：

• She threw it into the river's murky depths.她把它扔进了混浊的河水深处。
• She had a decidedly murky past.她的历史背景令人捉摸不透。