美国有线新闻 CNN 委内瑞拉深陷经济危机 美国各界悼念已故参议员麦凯恩

 

Our coverage¹ starts in the South American country of Venezuela. It's economy is crumbling² and thousands of people there are flooding out into neighboring nations like Brazil and Columbia, who are trying to figure out what to do about the refugees. Venezuela's economy is based on oil. The nation has more proven oil reserves than any other country on Earth. And when oil prices were high, the government's main source of income was bringing in billions of dollars.

But the global recession that started in 2007 caused oil prices to freefall. They recovered for a few years after that but oil prices dropped again in 2014 for various reasons. Global production of crude oil has been falling more than two years and Venezuela now produces less than half the oil it did in the late 1990's. Salaries for oil workers there are increasingly worthless. Some of them are taking second jobs to make ends meet. Others are selling the pants, boots and gloves from their work kits³ to buy food. And because Venezuela's economy as a whole is so heavily dependent on oil, the ripple⁴ effects from this are spreading all over the country. The government has tremendous debt and studies suggest that more than 80 percent of all Venezuelans are now living in poverty.

The Vietnam's largest city is Ho Chi Minh City the nation's capitol is Hanoi.

It's where the late U.S. Senator John McCain spent his time as a prisoner of war. He was a decorated Navy pilot when he was shot down there. His political work in the U.S. Congress started in the early 1980's and lasted 35 years. That's part of the reason why politicians, former Presidents, officials, family and friends are remembering the Arizona Republican throughout the week. A memorial service at North Phoenix⁵ Baptist Church was held yesterday in the Arizona capitol.

Ceremonies and services in the U.S. Capitol are scheduled for Friday and Saturday and a final memorial, a private one will be held Sunday at the U.S. Naval⁶ Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

1 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

2 crumbling   

adj.摇摇欲坠的

参考例句：

• an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof 一所灰泥剥落、屋顶漏水的老房子
• The boat was tied up alongside a crumbling limestone jetty. 这条船停泊在一个摇摇欲坠的石灰岩码头边。

3 kits   

衣物和装备( kit的名词复数 )； 成套用品； 配套元件

参考例句：

• Keep your kits closed and locked when not in use. 不用的话把你的装备都锁好放好。
• Gifts Articles, Toy and Games, Wooden Toys, Puzzles, Craft Kits. 采购产品礼品，玩具和游戏，木制的玩具，智力玩具，手艺装备。

4 ripple   

n.涟波，涟漪，波纹，粗钢梳；vt.使...起涟漪，使起波纹； vi.呈波浪状，起伏前进

参考例句：

• The pebble made a ripple on the surface of the lake.石子在湖面上激起一个涟漪。
• The small ripple split upon the beach.小小的涟漪卷来，碎在沙滩上。

5 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

6 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。