CNN 2009-11-12

Good morning, I'm Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta on this Wednesday morning, the eleventh of November Veteran's Day. Here's a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

The suspect in the Fort Hood¹ shootings, army Major Nidal Malik Hasan is refusing to answer questions about that day. His attorney says Hasan is coherent, but isn't talking about last week's attack. He is under guard and in intensive care. Investigators² are trying to figure out what provoked the attack.

Again, today is Veteran's Day, a day for honoring members of the military who have risked or sacrificed their lives fighting for their country. At 11 a.m. eastern, there will be a tribute to the US war-dead at Arlington National Cemetery³. President Obama will take part in a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown and deliver remarks.

The man behind a sniper attack that terrorized the nation in 2002 said nothing before his execution last night. John Allen Muhammad died by lethal⁴ injection at 9:11 Eastern Time. He refused to make a final statement. Muhammad's accomplice⁵, Lee Boyd Malvo is serving a life-prison term. Ten people died when the two went on a shooting spree back in 2002.

Parents who were lucky enough to get their children vaccinated⁶ for H1N1 now have something else to be worried about. Follow up, booster shots. Clinical trials have shown that kids of six months to nine years of age do not have adequate immune response to just one dose. Some doctors want children to receive a second dose of the vaccine⁷ four weeks after the first. But many clinics won't give out a second dose, option to give one dose to as many children as possible.

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone. I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run. You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess.

For the amazing career of this young lady, Taylor Swift grabbing her second straight 'Song of the year' award last night at the BMI country award. She won for this song, Love Story. And she is up for entertainer of the year at tonight's Country Music Association Awards from the youngest to be ever up for that, prestigious⁸ honor.

Those are the headlines for you this hour, do stay with us here at CNN.com for more on these stories or others news that develops today.

1 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

2 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

4 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

5 accomplice   

n.从犯，帮凶，同谋

参考例句：

• She was her husband's accomplice in murdering a rich old man.她是她丈夫谋杀一个老富翁的帮凶。
• He is suspected as an accomplice of the murder.他涉嫌为这次凶杀案的同谋。

6 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

7 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

8 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。