美国有线新闻 CNN 2014-01-23

 The US Senate intelligence committee says the terrorist attack on Americans in Libya could have been prevented. Here\'s the background about that. September 11th, 2012, the US consulate¹ in Benghazi Libya was attacked and burned. 4 Americans were killed, including an ambassador named, Chris Steven. A bipartisan Senate committee just released a report that says there were warnings that security in American compound was weakening and then Americans were at risk. It blames the US department and CIA for not doing enough to protect Americans there. But it also said there was no specific threat that the attack was going to happen. The Obama administration initially² said the attack was a reaction to an anti-Muslim film made in the US. It later reclassified the incident as a terrorist attack. In response to the Senate report, the state department says it\'s taking steps to increase security for American diplomats³ overseas and it\'s working to minimize the risk they face. On Libya\'s eastern boarder, Egypt, the country had revolution in 2011 when its long time leader, H., resigned after widespread riots. Since then though, Egypt has get back on its feet politically. The military took control last Summer and the constitution that Egyptians are currently voting on would give the military more power. Are the elections fair? 

 

 

 

A long, long line outside this polling station as Egyptians vote in a constitutional referendum but more is that at stake is that just a new social contract. The interim⁴ government\'s legitimacy⁵, too, is on the line. The country is voting for the first time since last July when the military ousted⁶ the former Muslim Brotherhood⁷ leader, Mohamed Morsi, from the presidency⁸. Since then, a bitterly divided Egypt has seen hundreds die in clashes between security forces and Morsi supporters. It\'s a crucial vote. A strong yes turn out would translate into support for general A., the man behind the group and his interim government.  

 

 

 

\"Right now, the regime is seeking popular support and they get high turn out. They get bigger number of supporting the draft constitution. I think we could claim from now on words that the dose have reasonable popular support good enough to make them go on with rest of road map.\"

 

 

 

Those voting weren\'t shy to show their love for Egypt\'s top general and constitution.

 

 

 

\"Egypt\'s Muslim and Christians⁹ along side the army one hand and we\'ll never part,\" says this lawyer.

 

 

 

\"Egyptians vote today to show they\'re completely against the former regime and they welcome the road maps,\" says the student.  

 

Dissenting¹⁰ voices on the other hand have been crossed through intimidation¹¹ and the arrest. 

 

\"The scary part is that the opposition¹² is no longer tolerated. I mean, even for political parties.\"

 

To the southern hemisphere now, where folks in the midst of summer and it\'s a dozy¹³ in parts of Australia. We\'re talking temperature of 40 degrees Celsius¹⁴. That\'s 104 degrees Fahrenheit¹⁵. It\'s spiking¹⁶ to 115 in some places. Might be OK if you are at a pool but on the court of Australian open, it\'s taking places in M. on Australia\'s southeast coast. Water bottles are melting. Tennis players are getting burned feet. One Canadian fainted during his opening match. The dangerous of this hot, dry conditions are extending to where there\'s no tennis court or player in site. 

 

A 5 day record breaking heat wave has left the southeast Australia a slow trim. S. temperature as high as 46 degrees Celsius have been forecast for the next few days, too. Putting emergency services on high load. In south Australia, more than 26,000 lightning strikes were records, sparking dozens of blazes that are still raging today. A fire in Brooklyn, an hour out of Adelaide, destroyed a home and left a woman in hospital with serious burns. Support aircraft from around the country have been sent to help fight the fires, hot, dry and windy conditions are a big concern.

 

\"We\'re going to an escalating¹⁷ pattern, with increased winds over the next couple of days. And...it\'s absolutely critical.\"

 

In major cities, P. told to F. blackouts as the sustained use of air conditioners put the strain on power companies. A change is expected to come through over the weekend and temperatures are predicted to drop by almost 20 degrees, but for now everyone\'s trying to keep cold the best way they can.

1 consulate   

n.领事馆

参考例句：

• The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
• The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

2 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

3 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

5 legitimacy   

n.合法，正当

参考例句：

• The newspaper was directly challenging the government's legitimacy.报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。
• Managing from the top down,we operate with full legitimacy.我们进行由上而下的管理有充分的合法性。

6 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

7 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

8 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

9 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

10 dissenting   

adj.不同意的

参考例句：

• He can't tolerate dissenting views. 他不能容纳不同意见。
• A dissenting opinion came from the aunt . 姑妈却提出不赞同的意见。

11 intimidation   

n.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
• The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。

12 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

13 dozy   

adj.困倦的；愚笨的

参考例句：

• Maybe I eat too much and that's what makes me dozy.也许我吃得太多了，所以昏昏欲睡。
• I'm feeling a bit dozy this afternoon.今天下午我觉得有点困。

14 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

15 Fahrenheit   

n./adj.华氏温度；华氏温度计(的)

参考例句：

• He was asked for the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit.他被问到水的沸点是华氏多少度。
• The thermometer reads 80 degrees Fahrenheit.寒暑表指出华氏80度。

16 spiking   

n.尖峰形成v.加烈酒于( spike的现在分词 )；偷偷地给某人的饮料加入（更多）酒精（ 或药物）；把尖状物钉入；打乱某人的计划

参考例句：

• High spiking fever with chills is suggestive of a complicating pylephlebitis. 伴有寒战的高热，暗示合并门静脉炎。 来自辞典例句
• We could be spiking our own guns. 我们可能要遭到失败。 来自辞典例句

17 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句