2012.03.14CNN听力

CNNnews2012-03-14CARLAZUZ,HOST,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:Youmighthavelostanhourovertheweekend.IknowIlostanhourofsleep.Fortunately,though,weareallrightontimeforthestartofanewweekofCNNStudentNews.Hello,everyone,fromtheCNNCenterinAtlanta,Georgia,I`mCarlAzuz.Firstup,officialsfromNATO,theU.S.andAfghanistanareinvestigatingashootingthattookplaceinAfghanistanovertheweekend.AnAmericansoldierallegedlylefthisbaseandkilledmorethanadozenAfghancivilians,includingwomenandchildren,intwovillages.Hethenwentbacktothebaseandturnedhimselfin.AZUZ(voice-over):Officialssaytheallegedshooterwasactingonhisown.Theydon`thaveanypossiblemotivesfortheattack.OneNATOcommandersaidthatthe,quote,appallingincidentinnowayrepresentsthevaluesofcoalitiontroopsortheabidingrespectwefeelfortheAfghanpeople.TheU.S.ambassadorassuredthepeopleofAfghanistanthatwhoeverisresponsiblewillbebroughttojustice.AZUZ:Tears,prayersandamomentofsilence:thoseweresomeofthewaysinwhichJapanmarkedthetragicanniversaryoflastyear`sdevastatingearthquakeandtsunami.AZUZ(voice-over):Extraordinaryimagesliketheseshowyouhowpowerfulanddestructivethesenaturaldisasterswere.Morethan15,000peoplewerekilledbythequakeandtsunami.AZUZ:Andlastyear,rightafterithappened,weaskedyoutoshareyourthoughtsandwordsofencouragementforthevictimsofthesedisasters.Weaskedyoutoputthoseonourblog,andhere`swhatsomeofyouhadtosayatthattime.AZUZ(voice-over):FromLibby,Thedevastationisjustsomind-blowing.Myprayersgotothoseaffectedbythisdisaster.Guffeysaid,WeshouldshowoursupportforthepeopleofJapan,perhapsbydonatingmoneyorsupplies.Elizabethsaidthat,despiteallthechaos,therearepeoplewhostruggletoliveandhavehopethatthingswillworkout.Thereishopeineverylivingwitnessofthisdisaster.AndToyosaid,I`mreadingthesemessagesinJapan.Thankyoueverybodyintheworld.AZUZ:KyungLahnowhasmoreonyesterday`sanniversaryandthememorialceremoniesinonecity.KYUNGLAH,CNNCORRESPONDENT:Ayearafterthetsunami,thisisdowntownIshinomaki,stillbearingallthescarsofwhenthetsunamiroaredashoreayearago.Thereissomuchworkandrebuildingtobedone.Butforjustthismoment,thiscitypausedtorememberallthevictimswhohaddiedinthetsunami,peoplestoppingheretolayflowers,torememberthedead.MonkswalkthroughIshinomaki,chantingforthesoulsofthedeadsothattheymayrestinpeace.ButmanyoftheremembranceshereinIshinomakiwereonasmallscale.JieKozutzumi(ph)laidflowersfortwofriends,whotodayarestillmissing.AllIcandoiskeepgoing,shesays,andliveinthebestwayIcan,onefootinfrontoftheotherasamatteroffactJapancontinuestorecover--KyungLah,CNN,Ishinomaki,Japan.AZUZ:It`stimetotakealookbackwithaspecialWomen`sHistoryMontheditionofthisdayinhistory.AZUZ(voice-over):OnMarch12th,1912,18girlsattendedthefirst-evermeetingoftheGirlScouts.Todaytheorganizationhasmorethan3millionmembers.In1993,JanetRenowassworninasthefirstfemaleattorneygeneralintheUnitedStateshistory.Sheservedinthatroleforeightyears.Andin1994,afterconsideringtheissuefordecades,theChurchofEnglandordainedfemalepriestsforthefirsttime.AZUZ:ThelatestreportontheemploymentsituationinAmericacameoutlastFriday.Thereisagreatbreakdownofthenumbersatourwebsite.Wewanttowalkyouthroughpartofthemrightnow.AZUZ(voice-over):Thebignumbersarerightatthetop.DuringthemonthofFebruary,227,000jobswerecreated,andtheunemploymentratewas8.3percent.That`sthesameasitwasthemonthbefore.Itdoesn`tincludepeoplewhoareunderemployed,butwehavethatnumberforyou,too.It`s2.6million,andthosearefolkswhohaveeitherstoppedlookingforajoborwhoareworkingbutnotasmuchasthey`dwantorinthejobsthey`dwanttoworkin.Lotsofgreatinformationhere.Checkitoutatcnnstudentnews.com.AZUZ:TheracefortheRepublicanpresidentialnominationrollson,someU.S.territoriesheldeventsthisweekend.Guam,theVirginIslandsandtheNorthernMarianaIslands.GovernorRomneywonthose.AZUZ(voice-over):Also,focusonthecaucusesinKansas.OnSaturday,therewere40delegatesupforgrabsinthatstate,andwhenthevotescamein,themajorityofthemwenttoformerSenatorRickSantorum.SenatorSantorumontherightherepickedup33ofthosedelegates.TherestwenttoformerMassachusettsGovernorMittRomney.GovernorRomneyalsogettingsomegoodnewsoutofWyoming.Thatstate`scaucuseshappenedbackinFebruary,butthedelegateswerejustawardedthisweekend,andGovernorRomneyendedupwithhalfofthose.词汇讲解：1.appallingadj.骇人听闻的例句：Itisappallingthatsomanypeopleevadepayingtaxes.那么多人逃税,真是惊人。2.abidingadj.持久的,永久的例句：I’mtiredofyourabidingcomplaints.我讨厌你没完没了的抱怨。3.anniversaryn.周年纪念，周年纪念日例句：Todayismyparents'30thweddinganniversary.今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。4.devastationn.毁灭;破坏例句：Ifdiseaseisallowedtospreadamongthecrops,itwillcausewidespreaddevastation.若是让疾病在庄稼间传播,就会造成大范围的破坏。5.donatev.捐赠,赠送例句：TheyusedtodonatelargesumofmoneytotheRedCrosseveryyear.他们过去每年都向红十字会捐献大笔的钱。6.roarvi.(狮,虎等)吼叫;(风等)呼啸;(雷,炮等)轰鸣例句：Dayandnightheavytrucksroaredpasttheirhouses.重型卡车日夜不停地从他们家呼啸而过。7.pausevi.停顿;暂停例句：Hebrokeoffandpausedamoment.他说不下去了,停了一会儿。8.recovervi.恢复健康;恢复原状;恢复例句：Ittookalongtimeforhimtorecoverfromabadcold.他患重感冒,很长时间才康复。9.unemploymentn.失业例句：Arapidriseinpricesooneventuatedinmassunemployment.物价迅速上涨,结果造成了大量失业。10.majorityn.多数,大多数;半数以上例句：Themajorityofhisbooksarekeptupstairs.他的大部分书收藏在楼上。短语讲解：1.Firstup,officia