CNN 2011-07-27

 Two breaking sports stories this morning is the decision day for the 2011..season after a 4-month labor¹ block out between players and owners while a key vote could break the still..and we also learn this Tiger Woods fired his long-time ..Stevens Williams.guess what he speaks out the abrupt² move,while here from the ..in just 5 minutes.

 

Millions of pro-football fans are hoping today while it will be the day the .labor blockade will end,players and owners are expected to vote on a deal that will hopefully save the 2011 season.CNN's Davin is live here with the negotiations⁴ are actually going on.so what's the word Davin.?

 

Well,everyone watching and waiting so far,the players ended yesterday without having a final vote,if they vote today it will take at least half of the players voting yes for the ..bargaining agreement.and all eyes will be here on Atlanta where the owner will be meeting about an hour from now,it will take 75% of those owners 25 out of 32 to ratify⁵ this,if that happens the season goes on,but everyone is very ..for right now.the clock is running out,the Chicago ..are supposed to started training camp tomorrow,they are gonna play the ..August 7,that's the first Sunday in August for the first pre-season game in the year that's the hottest game in ...so everyone wondering if they can get it down today, they might be .the schedule ..a few days even maybe a week longer then it gonna start to have some real concerns and even maybe losing some money as they have to start adjusting the schedule down the road ,but right now all fans are watching and saying We are ready for some football.The players and owners saying the same thing,they just have to be able to vote and reach a final agreement.

 

 

Alright, we are waiting,let us know as soon as you know something.Davin thanks.

 

 

Now the bomb show that's ..around the golf world,Tiger Woods fires his long-time ..Steven Williams,this comes after 12 years of service dozens of wins and sex scandal⁶ that Tiger has yet fully³ recovered from,this morning Williams says he is disappointed and shocked by the move. I think you ..somebody and the situation like this ,you know ,..loose some kind of respect and that's so respect begins that's ..I mean it's ..I guess.

 

CNN's Candy has more now on Tiger Woods and ..Stevens Williams.

 

Thanks very much,for 12 years Tiger Woods and Steven Williams formed the most successful partnership⁷ ..but that relationship came to an end as Tiger announced on his website that it's time for a change.Tiger who appeared in Stevens' weeding and ...announced that ..on his website saying I want to express my deep gratitude⁸ to Stevens for all his help,but I think it's time for a change.Stevens is now standing⁹ ..and friend and been instrumentally¹⁰ many of my compliments,I wish him great success in the future,though Tiger seems to implicate¹¹ with an ..the quote Williams post on his website seems it suggested it was less so.this is what he said.after 13 years of loyal service,needless say this came a shock given a circumstance of the past 18-month working through Tiger's scandal and ,,coach,and with major change in Tiger ..injuries.I'm very disappointed to end us very successful partnership this time.opportunity to work..Australia ..for him on permanent bases.

 

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1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 abrupt   

adj.突然的，意外的；唐突的，鲁莽的

参考例句：

• The river takes an abrupt bend to the west.这河突然向西转弯。
• His abrupt reply hurt our feelings.他粗鲁的回答伤了我们的感情。

3 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

4 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

5 ratify   

v.批准，认可，追认

参考例句：

• The heads of two governments met to ratify the peace treaty.两国政府首脑会晤批准和平条约。
• The agreement have to be ratify by the board.该协议必须由董事会批准。

6 scandal   

n.丑事，丑闻，流言蜚语，反感，愤慨

参考例句：

• Scandal and gossip are meat and drink to him.各种丑闻和流言蜚语是他最感兴趣的事。
• His theft from the shop caused scandal in the village.他因偷商店的东西引起全村的公愤。

7 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

8 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

9 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。

10 instrumentally   

仪器地，有益地

参考例句：

• Payoff schemes are designed to induce subjects to vote instrumentally. 实验报酬的设计诱使实验对象视投票为获取利益的工具。
• Fifth, students are instrumentally motivated in CE learning and have mixed feelings about CET4. 学生学习英语的动机是功利性的，他们对四级考试有着复杂的情感。

11 implicate   

vt.使牵连其中，涉嫌

参考例句：

• He didn't find anything in the notebooks to implicate Stu.他在笔记本中没发现任何涉及斯图的东西。
• I do not want to implicate you in my problem of the job.我工作上的问题不想把你也牵扯进来。

12 generated   

a.生成的

参考例句：

• It is generated by some specified means. 这是由某些未加说明的方法产生的。
• It generated much excitement and frenetic activity. 这使人们非常激动并导致了狂热的行动。