美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-03-23

 Big thanks for Mrs.Sparks's class from Nevada for lanuching today's show. I'm Carl Azuz, we're starting today with the first for president Obama. He was scheduled to arrive in Israel this morning, this is his first trip there since taking office. He's been Israel before, just never as president. During his visit, the president's planning to meet with Israeli leaders and talked about the relationship between Israel and the U.S. Another big topic of discussion, Iran, a nation whose leader has threatened to wipe Israel off the map.

Israel was founded in 1948 as a Jewish homeland, its neighbours are all Arab countries. And Israel has fought several wars against them since it was created. The U.S. has been a close ally of Israel, both countries have concerns about Iran's controversial nuclear program. But president Obama and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu haven't always agreed on how to deal with Iran. During this visit, they're expected to talk about those differences.

Pope Francis has been formally installed as the new head of the Roman Catholic Church. The College of Cardinals¹ elected the new Pope last wek, but he was officially inaugurated as Pope yesterday. During this ceremony in Vatican City, he gave a sermon and talked about how the Catholic Church shuold focus on carrying for the poor and the sick. Pope Francis also discussed the importance of respecting the environment.

There is a vehicle built especially for the church leader, it's called the Pope Mobile. President Obama gets his own car, too, and there is a difference between these two in cost. Pope Mobile, $565,000, the Beast, president Obama's car, 1.5 billion. But both vehicles are big on security, the Pope Mobile has bulletproof Plexiglas dome², the Beast is made from armour³ that's eight inches thick. And the tyres are reinforced with Kevlar on that. Yesterday, Pope Francis greeted some of the people who came to his inauguration⁴, but he wasn't riding in the Pope Mobile. He was in this open air vehicle, security obvious a big concern for any world leader. Ben Wideman looks at some of the challenges involved in protecting the Pope.

It was a thrill for the crowds, Pope Francis walking out ont he street to press the flesh. But it wan't a thrill for his security. One Italian newspaper quoted a member of the Pope security detail and saying if he carries on like this, it will drive us all crazy. But the Vatican spokesman isn't panicking.

"The very confident security forces with the Pope, and they're with him, they've been watching him, they'll adept⁵ to his own movements and they will do their best to adept to new situations."

The bishop⁶ of Rome has been a targeted in the past. In 1981, Pope John Paul the second were shot four times by would be Turkish assassin in St.Peter's Square. In 2008, a German woman tried to drag Pope Benedict XVI to the floor. A year later, she tried to do the same thing. Papal security has been provided by the Swiss guard for centuries. Now they are bolstered⁷ by the Italian Secret Service and the regular police who keep an eye on the tens of thousands of visitors who come here everyday.

"Vatican City is one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, but at the end of the day, security can only do so much, after which, they have to put their faith in God."

And that seems to be the attitude of most Popes, says former Swiss guard Andreas Widmer.

"The first priority of the papacy isn't the security, the first priority is his ministry⁸, and he knows what he needs to do for his ministry and we're gonna cope with that."

No easy task when dealing⁹ with a Pope who thus far has been most unpredictable. Ben Wedeman, CNN, Rome.

1 cardinals   

红衣主教( cardinal的名词复数 )； 红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟为鲜红色）； 基数

参考例句：

• cardinals in scarlet robes 身披红袍的枢机主教
• A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope. 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。

2 dome   

n.圆屋顶，拱顶

参考例句：

• The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
• They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。

3 armour   

（=armor）n.盔甲；装甲部队

参考例句：

• His body was encased in shining armour.他全身披着明晃晃的甲胄。
• Bulletproof cars sheathed in armour.防弹车护有装甲。

4 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

5 adept   

adj.老练的，精通的

参考例句：

• When it comes to photography,I'm not an adept.要说照相，我不是内行。
• He was highly adept at avoiding trouble.他十分善于避开麻烦。

6 bishop   

n.主教，（国际象棋）象

参考例句：

• He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
• Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。

7 bolstered   

v.支持( bolster的过去式和过去分词 )；支撑；给予必要的支持；援助

参考例句：

• He bolstered his plea with new evidence. 他举出新的证据来支持他的抗辩。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The data must be bolstered by inferences and indirect estimates of varying degrees of reliability. 这些资料必须借助于推理及可靠程度不同的间接估计。 来自辞典例句

8 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

9 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。