美国有线新闻 CNN 2012-11-26

 The name Tofurkey (a portmanteau of tofu and turkey, mean faux turkey - a loaf or casserole of vegetarian¹ protein, usually made from tofu, soybean protein, or seitan, wheat protein, with a stuffing made from grains and/or bread flavored with a broth² and seasoned with herbs and spices, oven-roasted or baked) has become very iconic and synonymous with Thanksgiving.

 

A day to get ready, set, shot.

 

Almost as soon as last Christmas was over, there were signs in the buildings saying how many more days to a Black Friday of 2012, and a day where turkey is hard to find for the homeless.

So we try to get some chickens and things like that so that they have something.

 

I’m Tommy Andres and this is CNN Radio News Day.

 

We start this special Thanksgiving edition of our show with the big stories happening all over the world. Here is CNN’s Agra Tragus with the headlines.

 

CNN.com, headlines.

 

The ceasefire between Israel and Gaza still appears to be holding. The deal brokered³ by Egypt on Wednesday quieted eight days of shelling and counter- strikes which killed 160 Palestinians and at least six Israelis. This resident on Ashkelon, Israel, about 15 kilometers from the Gaza border, tells CNN it’s a relief.

 

And you will feel like you’re back to life. Because there is no allowance, no fire, nothing. You live your life.

 

But CNN reporters on the ground say there was a nagging⁴ feeling among residents on both sides that this could be a short-lived ceasefire.

 

Nearly 80 people have been killed in fighting across Syria today, according to activists⁵. The latest outburst of violence comes in the wake of a deadly bombing that killed dozens near a hospital in the besieged⁶ city of Aleppo late yesterday.

 

Amid a growing chorus of heat against her from Republicans including Senator John McCain, the US ambassador to the United Nations has responded. Susan Rice says her initial comments on the September 11th attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya was based solely⁷ on information from the intelligence community. 

 

I made clear that the information was preliminary and that our investigations⁸ would give us the definitive⁹ answers.

 

Rice is rumored¹⁰ to be a candidate for nomination¹¹ to succeed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State.

 

European Union leaders are in Belgium today looking to strike a deal on a new seven-year budget. The plan to raise its budget to 1.2 trillion dollars is getting plenty of pushback from austerity-ravaged member states.

 

Doctors treating Hector Macho’Camacho say the Puerto Rican boxer¹² is clinically “brain dead.” The 50-year-old Camacho was shot in the face this week in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. He was a passenger on a car when a gunman opened fire on its driver. Camacho had a-quarter-century-long career which included victories over Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard.

 

On this Thanksgiving holiday across the US, a message from President Obama. 

 

On behalf of the Obama family, Michelle, Malia, Sasha, Boe and me, I want to wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving. 

 

It was a happy start for more than 3 million people watching the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. Hundreds of floats on display including for this parade watcher, a returning favor. 

 

I like to Choli Ground when they have the football. 

 

For many more Americans, part of their holiday fun involves getting out into the crowds to shop. Retailers¹⁴, including Wal-Mart and Target, plan to open their doors before midnight tonight to get the official holiday shopping season going. Retail¹³ analyst¹⁵ Wary¹⁶ Wax says this follows a trend for stores opening earlier and earlier to entice¹⁷ shoppers. 

 

At some point, the retailers won’t be able to extend the hours any more. But last year a lot of them jumped on this midnight openings, and we won’t sure how it will turn out, and it really work to be a stoke of genies¹⁸.

 

But the National Retail Federation¹⁹ suggests that fewer Americans, perhaps 70 million fewer, will get out to shop this weekend than last year’s Thanksgiving weekend. For more on this and other stories, be sure to check out cnn.com. I’m Agra Tragus.

 

1 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。

2 broth   

n.原(汁)汤(鱼汤、肉汤、菜汤等)

参考例句：

• Every cook praises his own broth.厨子总是称赞自己做的汤。
• Just a bit of a mouse's dropping will spoil a whole saucepan of broth.一粒老鼠屎败坏一锅汤。

3 brokered   

adj.由权力经纪人安排（或控制）的v.做掮客（或中人等）( broker的过去式和过去分词 )；作为权力经纪人进行谈判；以中间人等身份安排…

参考例句：

• a peace plan brokered by the UN 由联合国出面协商的和平计划
• Your husband brokered the deal to go in, transfrer the assets and get our man out. 你丈夫后来插了一脚，把生意都抢了过去，我们的人也被挤了出来。 来自电影对白

4 nagging   

adj.唠叨的，挑剔的；使人不得安宁的v.不断地挑剔或批评（某人）( nag的现在分词 )；不断地烦扰或伤害（某人）；无休止地抱怨；不断指责

参考例句：

• Stop nagging—I'll do it as soon as I can. 别唠叨了—我会尽快做的。
• I've got a nagging pain in my lower back. 我后背下方老是疼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 besieged   

包围，围困，围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
• The community besieged the newspaper with letters about its recent editorial. 公众纷纷来信对报社新近发表的社论提出诘问，弄得报社应接不暇。

7 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。

8 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

9 definitive   

adj.确切的，权威性的；最后的，决定性的

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• No one has come up with a definitive answer as to why this should be so.至于为什么该这样，还没有人给出明确的答复。

10 rumored   

adj.传说的，谣传的v.传闻( rumor的过去式和过去分词 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• It is rumored that he cheats on his wife. 据传他对他老婆不忠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It was rumored that the white officer had been a Swede. 传说那个白人军官是个瑞典人。 来自辞典例句

11 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

12 boxer   

n.制箱者，拳击手

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。

13 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

14 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

15 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

16 wary   

adj.谨慎的，机警的，小心的

参考例句：

• He is wary of telling secrets to others.他谨防向他人泄露秘密。
• Paula frowned,suddenly wary.宝拉皱了皱眉头，突然警惕起来。

17 entice   

v.诱骗，引诱，怂恿

参考例句：

• Nothing will entice the children from television.没有任何东西能把孩子们从电视机前诱开。
• I don't see why the English should want to entice us away from our native land.我不明白，为什英国人要引诱我们离开自己的国土。

18 genies   

n.（阿拉伯神话故事中的）神怪，妖怪( genie的名词复数 )；（形容将对人们的生活造成永久性的、尤指负面影响的事件已经发生）妖怪已经放出魔瓶了

参考例句：

• In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle. 在一些故事里，灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Genies in Arabic stories all have strange powers. 阿拉伯故事中的神魔都有神奇的魔力。 来自互联网

19 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。