CNN 2011-05-14

The crest¹ is happening now and just like in Memphis. It's not dropping like that, It sinked a long long time where I actually standing². You know, where the river is, has been diverted around this casino and over this parking lot. And it's moving pretty good right here. I can tell you that. We've got about 400 people that are in shelters from Memphis down to the Tunica area. And most of these people that are in shelters are from this, are from Tunica itself. Because it's so susceptible³ to flooding, it's so much lower than downtown Memphis. The financial impact of these casinos being closed for up to a month is huge, upwards⁴ of 80 million dollars in financial impact here. So now with these folks, it's going be quite a below. They'll get back on their feet.

 

well, it's asking president Obama to speak out directly and to say that, as he did the case of Mubarak in Egypt and Gadhafi in Libya very, very effectively that Basher Al.Assad no longer has legitimacy⁵ to govern in Syria. A statement by the president would mean everything to the people of Syria and also would send a very threatened message to Assad. If Basher Al. Assad is successful through the use of blood and steel to repress legitimate⁶ aspirations⁷ of his people. That would be lesson to tyrants⁸ throughout the world. And it's time for the president in on his statements to speak up forcefully and frequently.

 

Check out this French snowmobile rider is almost...could see his friends...And he slides all the way down the mountain. This video takes like four minutes of him sliding and sliding and sliding. And finally, after several minutes he stops, only this his snowmobile, rolling... and he's like.... Oh, man, he gonna slide again. So it's ... slily, finally he catches up to it. he can't stop it, his body can't stop it. Thankfully, this guy was Ok, which is more than got a severe snowmobile.

1 crest   

n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖

参考例句：

• The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
• He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 susceptible   

adj.过敏的，敏感的；易动感情的，易受感动的

参考例句：

• Children are more susceptible than adults.孩子比成人易受感动。
• We are all susceptible to advertising.我们都易受广告的影响。

4 upwards   

adv.向上，在更高处...以上

参考例句：

• The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
• The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。

5 legitimacy   

n.合法，正当

参考例句：

• The newspaper was directly challenging the government's legitimacy.报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。
• Managing from the top down,we operate with full legitimacy.我们进行由上而下的管理有充分的合法性。

6 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

7 aspirations   

强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 )； 志向； 发送气音； 发 h 音

参考例句：

• I didn't realize you had political aspirations. 我没有意识到你有政治上的抱负。
• The new treaty embodies the aspirations of most nonaligned countries. 新条约体现了大多数不结盟国家的愿望。

8 tyrants   

专制统治者( tyrant的名词复数 )； 暴君似的人； （古希腊的）僭主； 严酷的事物

参考例句：

• The country was ruled by a succession of tyrants. 这个国家接连遭受暴君的统治。
• The people suffered under foreign tyrants. 人民在异族暴君的统治下受苦受难。