CNN 2012-05-05

 First up though, we are heading to Afghanistan, that's where president Obama was yesterday, making a surprise visit to the country, it happened on the one year anniversary of the raid that killed Osama Bin¹ Laden², the terrorist leader was once in Afghanistan as a guest of the group that ruled most the country. The Taliban, and it's the Taliban whom US, Afghan and international forces have been fighting during the war Afghanistan. Plans for US troops to leave the country are moving forward, president Obama and Afghan president Hamid Karzai signed a dealing³ yesterday that outlines how the countries will work together after most of those troops have left.

 

The FBI says 5 anarchists⁴ allegedly planning to blow up a bridge in Ohio, the suspects were arrested Monday evening, as part of a sting operation ran by the FBI, they have been charged with conspiracy⁵ and tempted⁶ explosives, authority say the men's plan targeted this bridge, it's in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park about 15 miles south of Cleveland Ohio, official say the men plan to detonate explosives that would bring down the bridge, these are the 5 suspects, they range in age from 20 to 35 years old, the FBI says the men never post any real danger to the public, the explosives they were planning to use were fake, the suspects got them from an under cover FBI agent.

 

 

Just the facts, May Day takes place every year on May 1st, the event is a celebration of spring, it's also used to celebrate working people, that's why it's known in some countries as international worker's day, May Day is celebrated⁷ around the globe and it's often used as a day of protest.

 

 

You're with the Occupy Movement that got a lot of attention last fall with based around protesters gathering⁸ in different US cities, especially in NY, Wall Street. On Tuesday, some of the members tried to launch occupy May Day rallies across the country, those were just some of the events that happened yesterday, Micheal Home gives us a global rundown on May Day. In London and across much of Europe, May day, much served as a rally crying against the will of austerity measures, high unemployment and deep wage counts. In Greece, thousands of workers, pensioners⁹ and students march peacefully to the parliament building in Athens. In Spain, Union workers rally against ill feeling economy, shut down much of the country with general strike. In France, many of the protesters were young people, unhappy with the high levels of unemployment and increasing college costs, there are less and less people can afford education and more and more graduate students can less find a job. But it was a celebratory mood in Moscow as Russia's president elect Vladimir Putin and the outgoing head of state join more than 100,000 people in the march through the capital. In the United States, the Occupy Movement looked regain¹⁰ it's relevancy and turn the holiday into a day of disruption with protests planned in more than 100 cities. Occupy Wall Street members in NY call for a day without the 99%, referring to a slogan that a wealthy 1% rules overall increasingly powerless majority. Much different seeing in Cuba where a massive crowd * through the streets of H, ending up the celebration in revolution square. In Indonesia, thousands of workers march into Asia's biggest May Day rally, demanding better pay and job security. Flag carrying activists¹¹ also marched in Hong Kong, as well as in Tokyo, and in Manila, several thousand Philippines marched on the presidential palace carrying banners with slogans likeraise our pay now and fight for socialism. 

1 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

2 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

3 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

4 anarchists   

无政府主义者( anarchist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Anarchists demand the destruction of structures of oppression including the country itself. "无政府主义者要求摧毁包括国家本身在内的压迫人民的组织。
• Unsurprisingly, Ms Baburova had a soft spot for anarchists. 没什么奇怪的，巴布罗娃女士倾向于无政府主义。

5 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

6 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

7 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

8 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

9 pensioners   

n.领取退休、养老金或抚恤金的人( pensioner的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He intends to redistribute income from the middle class to poorer paid employees and pensioners. 他意图把中产阶级到低薪雇员和退休人员的收入做重新分配。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I am myself one of the pensioners upon the fund left by our noble benefactor. 我自己就是一个我们的高贵的施主遗留基金的养老金领取者。 来自辞典例句

10 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

11 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》