CNN 2011-06-12

Our current fire reaches 336,167,so 336,167 acres.Zero percent contained.As of this morning we had 3,012 personnel on the fire.We are not gonna be out of here in time soon. There is a lot of work to do. There’s probably, I guess， two or three weeks of work to do, if we are able to stop its spread today. Because we’ve got to really go in and mop up this whole perimeter¹.

The violence and bloodshed in Syria is spilling over the border here into Turkey. Take a look at this refugee camp right here in the Turkey’s border town Yayladagi, more than 15,000 Syrian refugees currently residing there and local authorities are looking for another site to erect² a similar tent city beyond this abandoned tobacco factory. More than a thousand Syrian refugees have crossed the border from Syria just in the last 24 hours,but Turkish borders will remain open.That is a sign that other Syrians can come here to take a safety, find a safe haven³ from the ongoing⁴ violence in Syria that has claimed lives of more than 1,000 people in the last two and half months,and resulted in the detention⁵ of more than 10,000.

We also talked about the rapidly evolving situation in Yemen. We continue to urge all sides to honor the ceasefire, and we support an immediate⁶, orderly, and peaceful transition consistent with Yemen's constitution. Violence is not the way forward,and Yemen's instability is a challenge for us all. The Yemeni people need a government that addresses their needs and aspirations

1 perimeter   

n.周边，周长，周界

参考例句：

• The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land.这条河标示我们的土地东面的边界。
• Drinks in hands,they wandered around the perimeter of the ball field.他们手里拿着饮料在球场周围漫不经心地遛跶。

2 erect   

n./v.树立，建立，使竖立；adj.直立的，垂直的

参考例句：

• She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头，把背挺得笔直。
• Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。

3 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

6 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。