CNN 2009-06-17

Hello I'm Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta with a look at some of the stories that are happening NOW IN THE NEWS on this Tuesday.

President Obama focusing on the North Korean nuclear threat this morning, the president is hosting a meeting with the South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. North Korea has raised alarms around the world with its recent nuclear and missile tests.

Iran has banned CNN in fact all foreign journalists from covering election rallies. Government-run television not affected¹ by those restrictions² is airing demonstrations³ in central Teheran, the favor President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iran's Guardian⁴ Council made up of clerics and judges agree today to recount some votes but opposition⁵ leader Mir Hossein Mousavi wants a new election instead.

Two states are reporting their first deaths linked to swine flu in New Jersey⁶, a 49-year-old man died Saturday two weeks after he first got sick. Health officials say he has several underlying⁷ conditions, a woman in her 30s was the first person to die with the H1N1 virus, this was in Massachusetts. She had been hospitalized for less than a week.

The search is underway for a missing cruise ship passenger. According to the coast guard, the ship was heading from Alabama to Mexico when a crew member reported hearing a loud splash. Search boats were put in the water, passengers were told to return to their cabins for a headcount.

Some encouraging news from the housing market, new home constructions surged more than 17 percent in May after hitting a record low in April. Year after year however, housing started down 45 percent. Meantime, building permits, signs of future activity rose a better-than-expected four percent.

You are up-to-date, those are the headlines. Do stay with CNN and CNN.com for more on these stories or other news that develops today.

1 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

3 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

4 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

5 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

6 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

7 underlying   

adj.在下面的，含蓄的，潜在的

参考例句：

• The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
• This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。