美国有线新闻 CNN 2014-02-22

 Thank you for watching CNN student news. I am Paul reporting from Alexander, Georgia. 

We are starting with news form Ukraine. Part of Kiev, the capital, were lift up with fire, if we put the show together. Earlier in the day, at least 14 people have been killed, 7 civilian¹, 6 officers, and 1 governmental employee, as protestors intensify² in Kiev. 

Ukraine gained its independence in 1991 from the Soviet³ Union, while two decades later, its people are severely⁴ divided. Some want closer ties with the America and European Union, others including the president want closer ties with Russia. Protests over this have been going on for a month. Each side is blaming each other for Tuesday’s violence. 

In  the US and northeast America too, are sick of snow, now is the winter of their  discontent. The good news is it is going to get warmer for them as this week goes on. Bad news, meteorologists are saying at least another month of cold snow and ice will follow. Interesting news, some cities are approaching records. For Chicago, this is the fifth snow which is never recorded, with almost 67 inches of snow, so far. For Philadelphia, third snow yet, over 58 inches of snow there. And for Indianapolis, this winter is the snowiest ever, almost 52 inches of snow and only in February. 

Once again, the northeast is bracing⁵ for another snowy blast. I have to stop. I can not see where I am. This latest winter storm already causing crippling wind up situation in north east of Illinoi, and slamming Chicago area with up to 60 inches of snow. In Nowak, icy roads cause a vehicle spin off the high way, hitting this squad⁶ car, which is at the scene of another crash. That’s the monstrous⁷ snow force in near record breaking totals. 

That is  too much snow for my taste.

Washington DC is doubling its normal mass of snowfall in February so far, while New York city and Philadelphia triple their yearly accumulations. All the snow causing problems for many school systems. Official now force them to make up for snow days. In part Pennsylvania, class was in session on presence day. 

They lose an extra Monday. They may lose a professional development day. Teachers are gonna to have to have extra three days. 

Schools in D are considering extending days by 30 minutes. And some schools in New Jersey⁸ may hold classes on Saturdays. 

It kind of stinks⁹. 

But get ready for the bid thaw¹⁰.  

Later this week, temperature will finally rise, melting these mass accumulations of snow form Washington DC to Maine. 

On the west coast, it is heaviest rain in Oregon that brought adulteries, demolishing¹¹ homes and landing inches away from people inside. 

I can not see how she got up such a line. 

If it is in Seattle, mud slides, trapping this car in the high way and closing some trains of tracks. 

 

1 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

2 intensify   

vt.加强；变强；加剧

参考例句：

• We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
• They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。

3 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

4 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

5 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

6 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

7 monstrous   

adj.巨大的；恐怖的；可耻的，丢脸的

参考例句：

• The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.浓烟开始盘旋上升，形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
• Your behaviour in class is monstrous!你在课堂上的行为真是丢人！

8 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

9 stinks   

v.散发出恶臭( stink的第三人称单数 )；发臭味；名声臭；糟透

参考例句：

• The whole scheme stinks to high heaven—don't get involved in it. 整件事十分卑鄙龌龊——可别陷了进去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soup stinks of garlic. 这汤有大蒜气味。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

10 thaw   

v.（使）融化，（使）变得友善；n.融化，缓和

参考例句：

• The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
• The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。

11 demolishing   

v.摧毁( demolish的现在分词 )；推翻；拆毁（尤指大建筑物）；吃光

参考例句：

• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings. 这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。 来自《用法词典》
• Conventional demolishing work would have caused considerable interruptions in traffic. 如果采用一般的拆除方法就要引起交通的严重中断。 来自辞典例句