CNN 2009-07-15

Good morning, I'm Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta. It is Tuesday; it is the 14th of July. Here's a look at some of the stories making news this morning.

Sonia Sotomayor heads back to Capitol Hill today. The Supreme¹ Court nominee² is pledging fidelity³ to the law. The Republicans who have been critical of her past remarks on race are expected to give Sotomayor a grilling⁴ today.

You are able to watch the Thomas Fast murder trial unfold on CNN.com. Fast was accused of killing⁵ his stepmother in 2007. After six days of deliberation, the jury found him guilty of first-degree murder and burglary. Prosecutors⁶ argued he killed Susan Fast because he needed money. He dismembered her body and it was found in a retention⁷ pond in Lakewood Ranch⁸, Florida. Fast's attorneys say they plan to appeal this verdict.

A third of Southwest Airlines' fleet is now being checked after a hole in one jet forced an emergency landing yesterday. The flight was on its way to Baltimore from Nashville. But it had to land in Charleston West Virginia. When a hole the size of a football appeared in the cabin, the cabin lost pressure. No one was hurt. A spokesperson for the airline says they haven't figured out what caused the hole in the jet yet.

President Obama is taking on another new challenge tonight. He will be throwing out the First Pitch, at the Major League Baseball's All-Star Game in St. Louis. Before that, the president will appear with all five living presidents in a video address highlighting extraordinary community service efforts of several Major League players. And then he will join announcers Joe Buck⁹ and Tim McCarver for a little play-by-play as well.

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

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

3 fidelity   

n.忠诚，忠实；精确

参考例句：

• There is nothing like a dog's fidelity.没有什么能比得上狗的忠诚。
• His fidelity and industry brought him speedy promotion.他的尽职及勤奋使他很快地得到晋升。

4 grilling   

v.烧烤( grill的现在分词 )；拷问，盘问

参考例句：

• The minister faced a tough grilling at today's press conference. 部长在今天的记者招待会上受到了严厉的盘问。
• He's grilling out there in the midday sun. 他在外面让中午火辣辣的太阳炙烤着。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。

6 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

7 retention   

n.保留，保持，保持力，记忆力

参考例句：

• They advocate the retention of our nuclear power plants.他们主张保留我们的核电厂。
• His retention of energy at this hour is really surprising.人们惊叹他在这个时候还能保持如此旺盛的精力。

8 ranch   

n.大牧场，大农场

参考例句：

• He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
• The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。

9 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。