CNN 2009-07-10

Hello there! From the CNN center in Atlanta. I m Naamua Delaney. And here are some of the headlines NOW IN THE NEWS.

There is a disturbing case at an Illinois cemetery¹ to report. More than 300 bodies at a historic African- America s cemetery may have been dug up and dumped in mass graves, leaving the empty plots to be resold. An office manager and three of the sites-grave diggers are charged with one count each of dismembering of a human body. Now at a press briefing today the Cook County Sheriff said most of the excavations² happened in back lots where the plots were older and not as frequently visited. He said the cemetery's current owners aren't believed to be involved.

Tonight, family and friends will attend the memorial service for former NFL quarterback Steve McNair. National police have officially wrote that his 20-year-old mistress Sahel Kazemi shot McNair four times as he slept and then took her own life. Investigators³ say Kazemi told friends her life's spinning out of control because of financial problems. And she suspected McNair was seeing someone else.

On Capitol Hill today, protestors demanding action in the fight against AIDS invading the Capitol Rotunda⁴. The activists⁵ say Congress of president Obama are not doing enough in the AIDS fight. They are pushing for Congress to lift the federal ban on funding for syringe exchange programs. Capitol police arrested 26 people and charged them with unlawful assembly.

President Obama is tackling world economic issues at today s G8 Summit in Italy. Obama and other heads of state are working on hammering out the details of a trade deal. It is supposed to help prevent countries from turning to protectionism with trade and investment. The same policies are what some economists⁶ blame for contributing to or prolonging the great depression.

For the first time in days, protestors are back on the streets of Tehran. New pictures are coming into us. But we cannot verify when this amateur video was shot. Today's demonstrations⁷ marked the 10th anniversary of the student uprising in 1999. And the protestors are using the anniversary to resume that demonstrations against June 12th presidential election results. A pro-government militia⁸ is reportedly using force to break up the crowd.

We can find it much more on these stories and continuing coverage⁹ of the latest news. Just logon to CNN. com, tune¹⁰ in CNN TV or use your cell phones on the go. Thanks for watching.

1 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。

2 excavations   

n.挖掘( excavation的名词复数 )；开凿；开凿的洞穴（或山路等）；（发掘出来的）古迹

参考例句：

• The excavations are open to the public. 发掘现场对公众开放。
• This year's excavations may reveal ancient artifacts. 今年的挖掘可能会发现史前古器物。 来自辞典例句

3 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》

4 rotunda   

n.圆形建筑物；圆厅

参考例句：

• The Capitol at Washington has a large rotunda.华盛顿的国会大厦有一圆形大厅。
• The rotunda was almost deserted today,dotted with just a few tourists.圆形大厅今天几乎没有多少人，只零星散布着几个游客。

5 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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。

8 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

9 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。

10 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。