美国有线新闻 CNN 2014-01-11

 Hey, everyone. I\'m Carl Azuz and this is CNN Student News. Our first story today centers on the Middle Eastern country of Iraq. There\'s been an increase in violence there. One reason, terrorist. The Islamic state of Iraq and Syrian known as ISIS has been fighting the Iraqi government and trying to seize more power in the country and the region. Another reason, religious divisions. Iraq\'s 2 main religious groups, Shiite Muslim and Sunni Muslims don\'t  always get along. In some places, they\'ve been fighting each other. The US is getting involved again. It let an international group of countries to invade and overthrow¹ Iraq\'s former dictator in 2003. The coalition² then battled terrorists and insurgents³ for years. The last US combat troops left in 2011. Now, America is sending weapon and drones to help Iraq\'s government.  

 

The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, has been very clear in his support for the Iraqi government saying that the United States will support the legitmiate and elected government in the Iraq. He describes, ISIS A. in Iraq and Syria was being the biggest threat in the region. Their brutality⁴ is well known but he does say that the United States will stop short of sending in troops on the ground. This is what he said.

 

\"This is the fight that belongs to Iraqis. That is exactly what president and the world decided⁵ some time ago when we left Iraq. So, we are not absolutely contemplating⁶ returning. We are not contemplating putting boots on the ground. This is their fight but we are gonna help them in their fight.\" 

 

For the first time in its 100 year history, the US federal reserve will be led by a woman. The Fed sets US monitory policy. It decides things like interest rates and how to stimulate⁷ the US economy. It has an influence on world economy decisions. On Monday, the Senate confirmed 67-year-old Janet Yellen as Fed chair. She\'s worked at the bank for more than a decade. She has expertise⁸ in macroeconomics and elements of unemployment. Some of Yellen\'s work in high school may give clues as how she sees herself.

 

\"She\'s cracked of the highest class ceiling in America. We take a look at Janet Yellen\'s younger years. She graduated from Ford⁹ H. High School in Brooklyn in 1963. In high school, she was both valedictorian and editor of the school news paper. Her school had a tradition for editor to interview the valedictorian and since Janet Yellen held both titles, she ended up interviewing herself. It certainly does give you a sense of how Janet Yellen viewed herself objectively in the article. She doesn\'t shy away from listing her success, listing her awards, describing herself as a versatile¹⁰, attractive and talented senior. But she means it in a very sort of tongue-in-cheek kind of way.

 

Yellen will be taking over Ben Bernanke\'s job. The current Fed chairman second term is up at the end of the month. Yellen and B. share many of the same views on U.S. monetary¹¹ policy. So, Bernanke\'s critics have concerns about Yellen\'s appointment.

1 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

2 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

3 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

4 brutality   

n.野蛮的行为，残忍，野蛮

参考例句：

• The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
• a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 contemplating   

深思，细想，仔细考虑( contemplate的现在分词 )； 注视，凝视； 考虑接受（发生某事的可能性）； 深思熟虑，沉思，苦思冥想

参考例句：

• You're too young to be contemplating retirement. 你考虑退休还太年轻。
• She stood contemplating the painting. 她站在那儿凝视那幅图画。

7 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

8 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

9 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

10 versatile   

adj.通用的，万用的；多才多艺的，多方面的

参考例句：

• A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.多才多艺的人通常擅长许多种不同的事情。
• He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.他是这项运动中技术最全面的运动员之一。

11 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。