美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-05-20

 I am Anderson Cooper in the podcast.

President Obama speaks out on the IRS scandal is the acting¹ commissioner² resign; the White House releases more than hundred pages of e-mails related to the aftermath of the Benghazi attack.

First interview with a dance instructor³ lost her leg after the Boston bombing one month ago. Let's get start.

Tonight with the breaking news on 2 fronts: the IRS scandal; and the response to the Bengahzi attack left 4 Americans dead. Just a short time ago, president Obama spoke⁴ out on the IRS scandal over charges that it singled out the conservative groups and targeted them for extra scrutiny⁵. The president announced that the acting commissioner of the IRS was fired, and president promised that his administration will work with Congress to make sure nothing like this happens again. Listen--I've reviewed the Treasury⁶ Department watchdog's report and the misconduct that in cover is inexcusable. It's inexcusable, and Americans are right to be angery about it, and I am angery about it. I would not tolerate this kind of behaviour in any agency, but especially in the IRS, given the power that it has and the rich that it has in all our lives. And as I said earlier, it should not matter what political stripes you're from, the fact of the matter is that the IRS has to operate with absolute integrity. The government generally has to conducts itself in a way that is true to the public trust, that's especially true for the IRS.

Also today, the White House releases more than a hundred pages of e-mail correspondence showing how officials came up with response to the Bengahzi attack. The administration response. The e-mails are between the White House, the FBI, the CIA, the state deparment and other agency, showing how the so-called talking points change over time as officials worked on what to tell the Congress and American people about the attack.

275 people were injured here one month ago. Tonight, 6 are still hospitalized. And we think of them tonight.

More than a dozen bombing survivers lost limbs. Among them, Adrianne Haslet Davis, the 32-year-old dance instructor. She lost her left foot in the second explosion. Her left leg had been amputated below the knee. After the bombings I talked to Adrianne in the hospital. She's one of those people you can't forget her spirit and determination on &&&.She determined⁷ to dance again. I've no doubt she will.

A lot people here around the country rooting for Adianne and all the other injured. The co-workers, the Alzmera dance studio, set up a fund to raise money for her expenses. If you'd like to make contribution, go to fundme.com/Adrianne fund. We're excited about following Adriane a month ahead. I sat down with her again today. First time we see each other since the week after the bombings.

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

3 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。

6 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

7 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。