美国有线新闻 CNN 2012-10-25

 I’m Carl Azuz. This is CNN Student News. World Series starts tonight, so good luck to you, Tigers and Giants fans. We are going to have some serious history coming up. But first, we are hitting the campaign trail. 

 

For the top two presidential candidates, the debates are over, the conventions are far behind us, the election is less than two weeks away. So now what? What are they doing between right this second and election day? In a nutshell, it’s an all-out sprint¹. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee² Mitt³ Romney are crisscrossing the country. They are meeting with potential voters, going on TV shows, posing for pictures and campaigning in front of crowds. There will be a lot of that, especially in swing states, where it’s uncertain which candidate is likely to win. The campaigns are buying up ad space, so you’ll see more commercials on more channels, and their running mates, wives and families are doing all they can to get supporters to vote on November 6. At this point, it’s anyone’s guess who will win the election. A CNN political reporter says Americans will wake up on election day not knowing who their next president will be. It makes the campaigning and the candidates due between now and election day even more significant. 

 

Our next story takes us to Italy, some people in the scientific world are stunned⁴ about a court case that just wrapped up there. Six scientists and a government official have been convicted on manslaughter charges, and sentenced to six years in prison. This was back to an earthquake that hit the city of L’Aquila in 2009. The court ruled that these scientists didn’t do enough to warn people that there was an earthquake risk. The trial focused on a meeting that happened one week before the quake. City residents had raised concerns about recent seismic⁵ activity. At this meeting, the scientists determined⁶ it was unlikely that a major quake would hit. Unlikely, but not impossible. When that major quake did hit, more than 300 people were killed. Earthquake experts around the world say it’s impossible to predict earthquakes with any kind of accuracy, they say this court ruling could stop scientists from making predictions in the future. But another expert says, the case wasn’t about prediction, it was about communication and the failure to get information out. 

 

Back in the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration, the FDA says it’s looking into reports of a possible connection between energy drinks and five deaths. The parents of 14-year old are suing Monster Beverage⁷, which makes Monster energy drinks. The parents say their daughter died from heart problems after drinking Monster Energy on two consecutive⁸ days. Law suite⁹ says the drinks had 480 milligrams of caffeine, that’s equal to about 15 cans of soda¹⁰ or three cups of coffee. And it’s nearly five times more caffeine than medical experts say teenagers should have in a day. The FDA says it hasn’t found any direct link so far between this teen’s death and the energy drink. Monster Beverage says it’s saddened by the death, but quote, “doesn’t believe that its beverages¹¹ are in any way responsible.”

1 sprint   

n.短距离赛跑；vi. 奋力而跑，冲刺；vt.全速跑过

参考例句：

• He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。
• The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。

2 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

3 mitt   

n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手

参考例句：

• I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
• Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

4 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

5 seismic   

a.地震的，地震强度的

参考例句：

• Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves.地震产生两种地震波。
• The latest seismic activity was also felt in northern Kenya.肯尼亚北部也感觉到了最近的地震活动。

6 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

7 beverage   

n.(水，酒等之外的)饮料

参考例句：

• The beverage is often colored with caramel.这种饮料常用焦糖染色。
• Beer is a beverage of the remotest time.啤酒是一种最古老的饮料。

8 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

9 suite   

n.一套(家具)；套房；随从人员

参考例句：

• She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
• That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。

10 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

11 beverages   

n.饮料( beverage的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• laws governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 控制酒类销售的法规
• regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 含酒精饮料的销售管理条例