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Hi there, I'm Sonali from the BBC World News for Schools. It's Wednesday the 13th of April. 

Coming up. 

?Japanese car making supplies shortage 

?And how schools in America could own a little piece of space history. 

First up. Egypt has ordered that the former president, Hosni Mubarak, be detained for fifteen days while he's being investigated for abusing his power. Mr Mubarak was forced to step down after Egyptians protested that his government wasn't running the country properly. He's in hospital at the moment after being taken ill while he was being questioned. His two sons have also been kept locked up for fifteen days 

Next up. The Japanese car maker¹, Toyota is to stop making cars in five European factories for a few days in April and May. It's because there's a shortage of supplies from Japan following the earthquake and tsunami² there. There will also be similar shutdowns in North American factories. In Japan itself, the radiation levels are falling around the Fukushima nuclear plant. But farmers are still worried about it - Mutsuo Mito says he's sprinkling the milk from his cows on his field rather than risking selling it. 

CLIP: We have 48 cows that are currently giving milk, and so we produce about 1,200 litres of milk per day. But due to the radiation, I'm taking it and throwing it away in my field. 

An Air France jumbo jet has clipped the tail of another plane while taxiing at New York's JFK airport. The smaller Comair jet was sent spinning on its wheels and a shower of sparks fell from where the planes touched. No-one was injured. Investigators³ will now take a look at the flight recorders from both aircrafts. 

In footie, Manchester United are through to their fourth Champions League semi-final in 5 seasons after knocking Chelsea out with a 2-1 win at Old Trafford last night. Javier Hernandez and Park Ji-sung scored their goals, with Didier Drogba equalising for Chelsea briefly⁴. And Barcelona forward Lionel Messi secured a 1-nil victory against Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk. Messi's goal was his 48th for the club this season. 

Which brings us to today's question...what's the nickname of Manchester United? We'll have the answer tomorrow. 

Yesterday we asked you for the name of the first dog in space and the answer is Laika. 

Next. A circus with a difference is currently on tour in London. It's called "Cicolombia Urban" and most of its performers are street kids from the shanty⁵ towns of Cali, in Colombia. One of the performers told us about it. 

CLIP: The show Urban was my idea. In the show I am the narrator. I tell stories based on our lives before joining the circus. About how some people have had to deal with gangs, guns, violence and death. 

Last up. NASA has decided⁶ to send three retired⁷ space shuttles to museums in California, Florida and suburban⁸ Washington. The American space agency has also announced that hundreds of shuttle artefacts, including simulators, nose cones⁹ and seats, will go to other museums. Schools in America can apply to receive their very own piece of a shuttle by bidding for a heat shield tile. 

OK, that's all from the World News for Schools team. We're back tomorrow.

1 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

3 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

5 shanty   

n.小屋，棚屋；船工号子

参考例句：

• His childhood was spent in a shanty.他的童年是在一个简陋小屋里度过的。
• I want to quit this shanty.我想离开这烂房子。

6 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。

7 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

8 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

9 cones   

n.（人眼）圆锥细胞；圆锥体( cone的名词复数 )；球果；圆锥形东西；（盛冰淇淋的）锥形蛋卷筒

参考例句：

• In the pines squirrels commonly chew off and drop entire cones. 松树上的松鼠通常咬掉和弄落整个球果。 来自辞典例句
• Many children would rather eat ice cream from cones than from dishes. 许多小孩喜欢吃蛋卷冰淇淋胜过盘装冰淇淋。 来自辞典例句