CNN 2011-03-24

Today's show goes out to Law Enforcement Officer Memorial High in Florida and North Kansas City High in Missouri. It's great seeing some of your students at the CNN Center recently! Today on CNN Student News, a match made in the wireless¹ world: We're gonna tell you what it is and look at its impact on the U.S. stock market.The civil war in Libya is first up today, starting with an update on four journalists from the New York Times. These journalists were reported to be captured last week by forces loyal to Libya's government. Well, the journalists have been released. Yesterday, they arrived safely in the neighboring country of Tunisia.

The head of U.S. forces in Libya says that the military operation -- currently led by the U.S. and involving several other countries -- made "very effective" progress Monday. The operation's goal is to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya and to protect that country's civilians² from the fighting. The military operation doesn't have 100 percent support, though. Several nations have criticized it. So has the Arab League, a group that represents Arab nations, including Libya. The league says it is in support of a no-fly zone, but says what's happening in Libya -- the coalition³ air strikes -- is not what was intended.

At the center of all of what's going on is Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. He's been in charge of Libya for 42 years, and he's had a rocky relationship with the Western world. He supported terrorism in the 1970s and '80s. Then, he tried to improve relations with the West in the late '90s. But he spoke⁴ out against the West again in 2008 and 2009. U.S. officials say Gadhafi is not a target of the coalition. One commander said it's possible that the current mission could be accomplished⁵ without Gadhafi being removed from power. However, on Monday, part of Colonel Gadhafi's compound in the capital city of Tripoli was hit by a coalition air strike. The compound has a number of buildings. Officials say this air strike only took out command-and-control facilities. Nic Robertson was on the scene after the attack and gives us this tour of the damage.

1 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

2 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。

3 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。