CNN 2011-04-28

Checking some stories making news across the country now, New Mexico state police respond to reports of a plane down in a lake, floating among the debris¹, huge bundles of cocaine². No survivors³ found. Police divers⁴ are searching for the pilot, possible passengers and more plane parts.

At least three people have died in an early morning fire in the Bronx. It took about 100 New York firefighters to battle this fire. No word yet on what sparked the blaze.

Free gas made the long lines in Knoxville, Tennessee. A church there gave away $10,000 worth of gas for Easter. Church members saved the money over the course of a year to try to help the community.

Texas needs a big help on a rain to put out those wildfires that have burnt more than a million acres now. The red-flag warnings are out again today. A spokeswoman for the state's forest service says this is the driest spring in nearly a century.

Fire investigators⁵ have returned to a home in Vancouver, Washington today. They found six bodies there yesterday, but it's unclear if more victims could be in the rubble⁶. KOIN reports neighbors heard a loud explosion before the home was engulfed⁷ in flames.

The FBI says this man, 65-year-old Earl Albert Moore, is believed to have planted a pipe bomb in a Littleton, Colorado mall last week. Moore is the man believed to be seen on that video, you know, the video from the mall Tuesday night. That pipe bomb was found on Wednesday, which was the anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings.

Internet star Antoine Dodson has some explaining to do. He was arrested in Madison County, Alabama over the weekend for possession of marijuana. Dodson shot to fame on YouTube after speaking with a local news station about a break-in at his sister's apartment.

Ah, every time I heard that music, it makes me feel like royalty⁸. Not really. But on Friday the world will tune⁹ in to see real royalty. Prince William and Kate Middleton will marry after a decade-long courtship. Cat Deeley is in London to see it all firsthand. Hi, Cat. I want to know what the mood is like. Are Londoners getting excited?

It's reaching fever pitch here. I mean, we're still a few days off, but it's bank holiday Monday here. We're all celebrating Easter. It's so warm. It's a glorious day here in London. It hasn't been this warm since 1949. Everybody is out in the streets, and there are actually loads of Londoners and English people around Buckingham Palace. Normally this is kind of reserve of tourists, but I think everybody is just in a general mood of celebration, and we've still got days to go. So it's going to get even more exciting.

OK. Let's talk about the guest list. We know that Anderson Cooper and Piers¹⁰ Morgan and you will be there. But what other A-listers on the royal guest list?

Hahahah...well, thank you very much for lumping us in with everybody else. And yeah, you know, it's obviously going to be me, Piers and Anderson. We're going to be just over there. What we'll be doing is we'll be waiting here for when the couple make it back to Buckingham Palace. And hopefully what they'll do is they'll come out on that balcony over there and kiss. We're still waiting to see what kind of kiss it's going to be, might be a kiss on the hand. I'm hoping not the cheek. I think that's very cold. We want a full-on romantic smacker. But the people at the church, I know that Victoria Beckham and David Beckham are going to be there. Elton John is going to be there. Joss Stone is going to be there. There are lots and lots of A-listers who are going to be there. So it will definitely be worth tuning¹¹ in and spotting the people as they go into the abbey.

There is a report flying around out there that Beyonce and Jay-Z are going to perform at the wedding. Have you heard that?

I don't know about that. But I think Kate Middleton could shake her booty if she needed to, I'm sure. You know what, I haven't heard anything about that yet, but that would be, listen. They are a thoroughly¹² modern couple for a brand-new generation. You know, I think they breathe new life into the monarchy¹³, and hell, if I could had Beyonce and Jay-Z at my wedding, I'd get them there.

I would definitely shake my booty to that. Cat Deeley, many thanks.

Why not? It will be delicious.Exactly.

It has been 30 years since we've heard a royal wedding like this, and you don't want to be the only one who miss it, do you? You know CNN handles international stories better than any other network, so join us at 4am eastern this Friday. I know it's early, but that's what the DDR is for, right? Be part of our global viewing party with Anderson Cooper, Piers Morgan, Kiran Chetry, Richard Quest and Cat Deeley. Watch DDR participate. CNN's coverage¹⁴ starts Friday 4am eastern.

1 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

2 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

3 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

4 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

5 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

7 engulfed   

v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
• The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。

9 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

10 piers   

n.水上平台( pier的名词复数 )；（常设有娱乐场所的）突堤；柱子；墙墩

参考例句：

• Most road bridges have piers rising out of the vally. 很多公路桥的桥墩是从河谷里建造起来的。 来自辞典例句
• At these piers coasters and landing-craft would be able to discharge at all states of tide. 沿岸航行的海船和登陆艇，不论潮汐如何涨落，都能在这种码头上卸载。 来自辞典例句

11 tuning   

n.调谐，调整，调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• They are tuning up a plane on the flight line. 他们正在机场的飞机跑道上调试一架飞机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The orchestra are tuning up. 管弦乐队在定弦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

12 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

13 monarchy   

n.君主，最高统治者；君主政体，君主国

参考例句：

• The monarchy in England plays an important role in British culture.英格兰的君主政体在英国文化中起重要作用。
• The power of the monarchy in Britain today is more symbolical than real.今日英国君主的权力多为象徵性的，无甚实际意义。

14 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。