美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-09-06

 First up today we'll talk about the MiddleEastern nation of Syria. Its President Bashar al-Assad says the Middle Eastwill explode if Syria is attacked. US Secretary of State John Kerry sayssamples from inside Syrian tested positive for signatures of sarin gas. That'sa chemical weapon. The US says considered taking actions against Syria andmoved warships¹ into the area near the country. Congress has the power to clear war,but the president can order a military strike. Jimmy Karst reports on what'sgoing on.

 

In a city thatfeasts on political theatre, it was high drama just past high noon. Aspresident Obama told the world he hold back the brink² of military strike againstSyria.

 

I wanna seek forauthorization of the use force from the American people representatives and thecongress. 

 

Agedpresident say president Obama decided⁴ to go in a different direction at almostthe last minute. Approximately 6pm Friday, the president made the astonishingchanging plans to seek congressional authorization³.

 

The question iswhat wave we collectively, what we in the world gonna do about it.

 

Just hours beforethe Presidents of brook⁵ move, Secretary Kerry had made a passionate⁶ case forurging action. But Aids say what Kerry in the rest of the president team didnot know is that Mr. Obama had been privately⁷ kicking around the idea, seekingapproval from congress for days. As Kerry was turning up the heat, thePresident seemed to turn it down.

 

I am very clearthat the war is generally a war, certainly, U.S. has gone through all decadesof war. People understandably we want to be focus star, the business werebuilding economy here and putting them back to work. And I assure you nobodyends up be more worried than me. The debate count is one congress andlaw-makers from both parties still have questions. 

 

In my view,the us military force is just defined to protect the vital security of unitedstates, and today this administration does not focus on these interests.

 

I don't see where America is threatened, Idon't see where national security is threatened, and perhaps between now andthe time we get back to Sep 9, the president will have information that wouldallow the congress inevitably⁸ to see where the danger is.

 

The administration official tell the presidentstill reserve the right to take military action as one top official put itcommander in chief still has the authority to act even the congress said no.

 

Officials in japan reported a jumped radiationlevel in Fukushima nuclear power plant. It melted down after earthquake tsunamistrike in 3.11 2011. The measurement will take in pipes and containers holdingcontaminated water. Radiation is flow of particles in waves, it was tested inunique cables, and in industrialization like us and Japan, and people arenaturally expose to about 3C per year. High accelerating one of these planttanks 1800C per hour. High dose radiation can lead to a widely health problemsthey can potentially be deadly.

 

The company ownsthe power plants says it is confident it can keep worker safe while they dealwith problems. The radiation can also spread this animation⁹ shows the radiationfrom Fukushima makes its way through Pacific Ocean. Experts say thecontamination is reduced so with it cross out of the world.

 

The first timeDiana Nyad try to swim from Cuba to Florida, she had to stop becausewater, that was 1978 when she was 29 years old. On Saturday, The 64 year oldjumped into the water for her fifth attempt. On pass swim, Nyad wentinto the problem with jelly fish, serious stings cut her third and fourthattempt short. This time, Nyad wore a special suit and mask forprotection. The path from K* to Key West around 100 miles, it was estimatedthat Nyad would take about 80 hours to make it, she did it in 53,walking on to the beach on Monday afternoon. Diana Nyad was the firstperson ever to swim from Cuba to Florida without a protective shark cage.

1 warships   

军舰，战舰( warship的名词复数 )； 舰只

参考例句：

• The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties. 在遭受惨重伤亡后，敌舰退出了海战。
• The government fitted out warships and sailors for them. 政府给他们配备了战舰和水手。

2 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

3 authorization   

n.授权，委任状

参考例句：

• Anglers are required to obtain prior authorization from the park keeper.垂钓者必须事先得到公园管理者的许可。
• You cannot take a day off without authorization.未经批准你不得休假。

4 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。

5 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

6 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

7 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

8 inevitably   

adv.不可避免地；必然发生地

参考例句：

• In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
• Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。

9 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。