CNN 2012-02-20

 12 months,that is how long this political revote and violence have been going on in the middle east nation of Syria.Other countries have spoken out against Syria's government for reportedly attacking civilians¹.Yesterday,the United Nation's general assembly passed a resolution,it calls for an immediate² end to the violence.The strongest statement that the UN has made on the crisis in Syria.The resolution is a banding.It does not force Syria to do anything.A lot of the violence has been reported in the cities,like H and D.Those were in the southern part of the country....'s team were in the northern part of Syria.He filed this report of the situation there.

 

 

What it striking is one point we saw a sky line of the lager city in the area---I...and there you could see a Syrian government flag prominently flying in the heart of the city and less than a kilometer away,a Syrian opposition³ flag of green black and white also flying in the heart of the city.It is very clear that government and opposition control.Some finds were dividing these forces,it is just matter of kilometers.And there have been cases,we have been told within the last 24 hours.Deadly artillery⁴ assaults hiting opposition held villages and killing⁵ at least two residents of that village.The inhabitants here,they are enjoying what they see is self...they are calling this pocket of liberated⁶ Syria.

 

 

Today's first shoutout goes out to Mr,dear J,motor generalism and broadcast  generalism students of L...high school....Texas.Chevrolet,U...,Cadillac are all brands from what car company.You know what to do.Is it Ford,GM,Crysler,Toyota.You have got three seconds,Go.Those brands are all made by General motors.That is your answer and that is your shoutout.

 

 

General motors is celebrating some good company news this week.It announced that in 2011,it made its biggest annual profit in GM's history.7.6 billion dollars.It was two years ago that General Motors declared bankrutpcy and needed a bailout from US governemnt.That is actually why this profit news is kinda mixed.GM declared bankruptcy⁷ and led the company make some significant changes.It closed plants,it closed dealerships and it got red of some brands that restructuring helped the company be more profitable.Not because of how many vehicles GM is selling,sale levels in 2011 were lower than they were before the recession.

 

 

No matter what you drive the federal government wants car makers⁸ to limit what you can do,using the car's electronic.On some vehicles,drivers can twite.They can use navigation or facebook.Well,the department's transportation is recommending that a lot of that stuff be shut off to drivers while the car's emotion or at least limited and how much time they can spend using it.

 

 

The reason wracks,in 2010 more than three thousand people in America died in crashes,blamed on this striked driving.Down the road,the government may recommend electronic limits on any devices brought into the car like,smart phones or T...computers.For now it is only for devices already installing cars and these voluntary recommendations for carmakers not laws they were required to follow.

 

 

We are gonna try to fold in one more automate⁹ story from Massechuttee institute of technology,You should be able to make this since it is about a car that can fold.It is an electro-car that was built in MIT.You are about to see why it is unique.Watch the wheels,they can turn all toward the center of the car which it likes to fold up on itself.You probably wonderring what the point it is.The idea is to save space when parking on city street.When these cars folded up,You can fit three of them in the space we normally fit one vehicle.Plus,there are no side doors,you get out from the front.

 

 

Our social media question of the week,we asked you which organization was founded fifty five years ago this week.During civil right movement.One of the founder¹⁰ borns in the harmony middle school in Kansas was the first people that get the right answer.The southern C... leadership conference organization,SCLC.The organization was officially founded on Feburary 14th 1957.Its headquarter is in Atalantia Gegoria and its first president was Doctor Martin Luther King Junior.The mission of the southern C...leadership conference is to ensure equal rights and justices for all Americans.The group worked to achieve that goal by helping¹¹ local organizations.They were the parts of the civil right movement.The SCLC coordinated¹² training programs,education projects and voter registration¹³ drives.

 

 

The SCLC was founded 55 years ago,this week.Did you know that the NWACP the national association for the A..... of colour people was created more than one hundred years ago.If so,you have already known one of the answer on our black history month ...Check it out in the spot light section,CNN studentnews.com,See if you can score a perfect ten.

1 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

2 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。

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
• The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

5 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

6 liberated   

a.无拘束的，放纵的

参考例句：

• The city was liberated by the advancing army. 军队向前挺进，解放了那座城市。
• The heat brings about a chemical reaction, and oxygen is liberated. 热量引起化学反应，释放出氧气。

7 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

8 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 automate   

v.自动化；使自动化

参考例句：

• Many banks have begun to automate.许多银行已开始采用自动化技术。
• To automate the control process of the lathes has become very easy today.使机床的控制过程自动化现已变得很容易了。

10 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

11 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

12 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

13 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？