美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-12-01

 It's Tuesday. It's our last show before Thanksgiving. Millions of Americans are expecting to travel for the holiday. One thing they might wanna pack: patience. Stretch winter of weather is making its way across the country and threatening to cause havoc¹ for travel plans. Heavy snow, strong winds, freezing rain. Hundreds of flights have been affected². Most of the winter weather should be gone by Thursday but the days leading up to Thanksgiving could be scramble³ for travelers and airlines.   

 

2 things that should never go together: peak holiday travel and trea. winter weather. A traveler's nightmare, cancellations, delays and frustrations⁴ all around. In D. where ice coated airplanes. Airlines were forced to precancel hundreds of flights to avoid the inevitable⁵. Airlines and airports are experienced with wild weather and they are ready for this round. You could call this the nerve center of the airline. United watches the weather and directs every flight around the world from their headquarters in Chicago. The decision to cancel flight happens here. 

 

"These individuals are actually measuring the impact of weather, of the air traffic control system and coordinating⁶ not only internally with united airlines but with the FAA."

 

They are talking to this FAA command center near Washington. 

 

"Let's go ...and get their concern first."

 

Conference calls keep airlines and FAA controllers up to day with changing conditions and a warning for travelers. Think before you book.

 

"Probably the worst mistake is to take a connecting flight or you do connect through a known bad weather airport like Chicago or Denver or D. or Mi. airports are prone⁷ to snow storms."

 

But a storm as big s this one will be hard to avoid.

 

Yesterday, we reported on an international agreement involving Iran's controversial nuclear program. We told you some government's responses to this deal. Today, we got more reaction.

 

"The sanctions actually work but his interim⁸ deal gives the Iranian 7 billion dollars in cash and it leaves in place one of most sophisticated enrichment programs around." 

 

"I become very happy because at the first thing. It's about medicine."

 

"The medicine."

 

"...on the price of medicine because it's very high and I think it's better now."

 

"I`m disappointed by the terms of the agreement between Iran and the P5 plus 1 nations because it does not seem proportional."

 

"Everybody is happy about it, because we hope for a change and the economic administration that we are....

1 havoc   

n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱

参考例句：

• The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
• This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 scramble   

v.爬行，攀爬，杂乱蔓延，碎片，片段，废料

参考例句：

• He broke his leg in his scramble down the wall.他爬墙摔断了腿。
• It was a long scramble to the top of the hill.到山顶须要爬登一段长路。

4 frustrations   

挫折( frustration的名词复数 )； 失败； 挫败； 失意

参考例句：

• The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
• Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬，但是种种挫折也会随之而来。

5 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

6 coordinating   

v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
• He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白

7 prone   

adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的

参考例句：

• Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
• He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。

8 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。