CNN 2009-05-12

Hello everyone, from the CNN center in Atlanta, I'm Catherine Callaway, so glad you are checking in with us. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

A senior Pentagon official tells CNN that a US soldier in Baghdad opened fire on his fellow soldiers today, killing¹ five people and wounding three others. The incident occurred in Camp Liberty in Baghdad. It isn’t clear if the shooter is among those dead or wounded.

A Kentucky Jury is about to start deliberating whether a former US solider will live or die. Steven Dale Green was convicted last week of raping² and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and then killing her family. He will get the death penalty or life in prison as murders happened in 2006 near Bagdad. A victims’ relative says that Green should receive the death penalty.

Hospital, insurance companies, unions and drug makers³ are all pledging to keep costs down to save you money on health care. President Obama will announce today those groups have signed on to cut the growth in health care cost. And that could save you about 500 dollars in the first year.

The California wild fire that forced 15,000 people to leave their homes was probably started by sparks from a power tool used to clear brush. The wild fire in Santa Barbara County is now about 55 percent contained. Fire investigators⁴ were asking people for help to find those possibly responsible for starting the fire.

Starting today it will cost you more to mail that first class letter. It's now 44 cents. The post office says the two-cent increase will pay for rising production cost. Large envelopes will cost 88 cents while mailing a post card is now 28 cents.

Stick with CNN.com 24/7 for news around the world, we also have updates for you right here throughout the day.

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 raping   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的现在分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace. 作为报复，查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼，奸淫杀戮平民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The conquerors marched on, burning, killing, raping and plundering as they went. 征服者所到之处烧杀奸掠，无所不做。 来自互联网

3 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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》