CNN 2012-02-24

 Well,whether you are observing ads at Wednesday-George Washington's birthday or just marking the midpoint of the week,we are glad we are doing with CNN Student News.I am you host, Carl Azuz,bringing you ten minutes of headlines, no commercials

 

New hopes for Greece,the country that's been struggling with severe debt is getting another bailout from other European countries.This is the second deal,that Greece's gotten in two years.The latest one is worth 172 billion dollars that will help keep Greece from going bankrupt.You have heard us talked about Greece before,in order to get money from other countries to stay afloat,Greece has to make deep cuts in government's spending what it pays to government workers and how much retirement¹ money they get.In the short term,Greece will be able to pay some of its debts which have been reduced by the deal but some analysts² say this is just a quick fix, it's not gonna help the country in the long-term and if Greece's economy eventually goes completely under,it could significantly hurt other economies throughout Europe.It's interconnected.

 

Well, hear's an example of how a headline you hear in our show will directly affect you.

 

Oil prices are going up worldwide.It's likely mean higher gas prices and part of the reason is the action recently taken by the middle eastern nation of Iran.Tommy Andres explains how it factors into what we pay at the pump, and how high gas could get in the month ahead.

 

Cuts in the Iranian oil exports are raising fears that the already rising price of gas could go up higher than first expected.Oil prices surged after Iran announced its cutting exports to Britain and France.This is largely a symbolically³ move because Britain hasn't been buying oil from Iran for over a year.France buys only a modest amount.The only reason the oil prices spike⁴ is because there is so little spare capacity in global oil markets right now.That oil price spark on the smallest headline.

 

Iran's decision was made in retaliation⁵ against new sanctions over its nuclear program.Most of the oil the US import comes from Canada,Saudi Arabia and Mexico but because the oil is an internationally traded commodity,Iran's decision is increasing prices everywhere.Senator,Chuck Schumer of New York says the US need to take steps now to prevent the rising cost of oil from affecting gas prices.

 

The Saudi in the gulf⁶ state ought to pump more oil immediately and that's what our government ought to do.It ought to tell Saudi,you know,we are,we are trying to keep Iran in line by squeezing them economically but they ought to pump more oil so the price doesn't go up.

 

Already,some states are seeing gas prices above 4 bucks⁷ a gallon.

 

It's outrageous⁸ but I mean, I guess it is what it is is,you know,you got to just keep working harder and hopefully to go down and fluctuate as it does yearly.

 

Analysts say the prices of gas could rise on average more than 50 cents a gallon by the summer.That means some states could be looking at the 

 

highest 5 dollar a gallon gas. I am Tommy Andres reporting.

 

Time for the shout our.Which of the middle eastern countries is Yemen?If you think you know the answer,shout it out.Is it A,B,C or D?You've got three seconds.Go!On this map,the letter A represent Yemen,located between the Red Sea and the nation of Oman That's your answer,and that's your shout out.

 

Yemen's government is categorized as Republic and what that means is that it's citizens vote for people to represent them but until last November,the country has had the same leader,Ali Abdullah Saleh,for decades.He resigned after months' protests and on Tuesday voters streamed to the polls to decide who to replace Saleh.There was one name on the ballot,that's the country's the former vice⁹ president,Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi.A worker with Yemen's interior ministry¹⁰ was optimistic,calling this a people's election.But Hadi the keen vice-president in 1994,so some of the citizens were skeptical¹¹ about whether he will be able to fulfill¹² his promises of making Yemen safer and creating more jobs there

 

One side effect of the violence going on in Syria,food and medical supplies aren't getting to the people who need them.Fighting between government forces and a group opposing them has killed an estimated  9 thousands Syrians since last March.Now CNN can't independently confirm that because the Syria government has limited what journalists are allowed to do inside the country.But the international Red Cross has called for a ceasefire.It called for that on Tuesday and the Red Cross wants is just two hours stop in the violence so  the humanitarian¹³ aid can be disturbed in Syria.CNN Arwa Damon illustrates¹⁴ why it's incredibly crucial.

1 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

2 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

3 symbolically   

ad.象征地，象征性地

参考例句：

• By wearing the ring on the third finger of the left hand, a married couple symbolically declares their eternal love for each other. 将婚戒戴在左手的第三只手指上，意味着夫妻双方象征性地宣告他们的爱情天长地久，他们定能白头偕老。
• Symbolically, he coughed to clear his throat. 周经理象征地咳一声无谓的嗽，清清嗓子。

4 spike   

n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效

参考例句：

• The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
• They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

5 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

7 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 outrageous   

adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的

参考例句：

• Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
• Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。

9 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

10 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

11 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

12 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

13 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

14 illustrates   

给…加插图( illustrate的第三人称单数 )； 说明； 表明； （用示例、图画等）说明

参考例句：

• This historical novel illustrates the breaking up of feudal society in microcosm. 这部历史小说是走向崩溃的封建社会的缩影。
• Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had an experience which illustrates this. 阿尔弗莱德 - 阿德勒是一位著名的医生，他有过可以说明这点的经历。 来自中级百科部分