美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-10-21

 Peaceful purposes or nuclear weapons? For years, that's been a debate over Iran's controversial nuclear program. Now, the discussion is happening face to face. Representatives from Iran, the US, the UK, Russian, China, France and Germany starting meeting yesterday in a Swiss city of Geneva. They're talking about the nuclear program. Iran says it's serious about resolving disputes over the program.  Representatives from the other countries say Iran needs to address the concerns about the goals of the program. In the past, Iran has been put under sanctions because of its nuclear program. Sanctions are restrictions¹, usually economic ones. The goal is to force the country to take action like changing their policy or starting to negotiate with other nations.  Some officials and analysts² think Iran offering to talk about its nuclear program in order to get those sanctions lifted. One of them is Israel's Prime Minister. He says Iran regularly deceives the international community, so he doesn't think the sanctions should be relaxed too soon.

 

Authorities in the Philippines are trying to get an idea of how bad the damage is. A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake violently shook the central part of the country Tuesday morning. Dozens of people were killed. Most of them when buildings fell and dozens of others were missing as of last night. A worker with the charity, World Vision, said people were staying in the streets in hours after the quake because as you can see from these pictures, some of the buildings that were still standing³, were very unsafe to be around. The Philippine is a nation of more than 7000 islands. Earthquakes are common there. The country's disaster council said this one damaged ports, roads, schools, churches and homes and some landslides⁴ were also reported.

 

Moving back over to Washington DC, were that a debate over the partial government shutdown and the debt ceiling is getting more intense than ever. Yesterday, a group of military veterans held a rally in the nation's capital. They urged the president and the Congress to end the shutdown before its impact hits veterans and their families. At the capital, there were reports of proposals from the Republican-led House and the Democratic-led Senate. CNN reporters were told there are a lot of opinions but no decisions. All while the clock kept ticking toward Thursday's debt ceiling deadline. Teachers, we have a bunch of great resources on the debt ceiling. They are on the resources bin⁵ on our home page. While you there, make sure you check out our transcript⁶ and daily curriculum page. And this is your one stop shot for free educational materials related to each day show. Discussion questions, the media literacy question of the day, plus; show transcripts⁷ and downloadable maps. It`s there for you every day, teachers, it`s at cnnstudentnews.com.

1 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

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 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 landslides   

山崩( landslide的名词复数 )； （山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌； 滑坡； （竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数

参考例句：

• Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
• The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。

5 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。

6 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

7 transcripts   

n.抄本（ transcript的名词复数 ）；转写本；文字本；副本

参考例句：

• Like mRNA, both tRNA and rRNA are transcripts of chromosomal DNA. tRNA及rRNA同mRNA一样，都是染色体DNA的转录产物。 来自辞典例句
• You can't take the transfer students'exam without your transcripts. 没有成绩证明书，你就不能参加转学考试。 来自辞典例句