CNN 2009-08-05

Good morning, from the CNN center here in Atlanta. I am Melissa Long. It’s a Tuesday, August 4th and here’s a look at some of the stories making news at this hour.

Iran is finally confirming that it has arrested three American travelers, three American hikers. Iran’s state-run television says they have been charged with illegal entry for crossing an unmarked border from Iraq into Iran. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is urging Iran to provide more information.

Obviously, we are concerned. We want this matter brought to a resolution as soon as possible. And we call on the Iranian government to help us determine the whereabouts of the three missing Americans and return them as quickly as possible.

In Thailand, a co-pilot has now been freed after being trapped in the cockpit of a plane that skidded¹ off the runway and crashed into a control tower. The pilot was killed. At least 34 people were injured. The Bangkok Airways² flight landed in some stormy weather today.

Investigators³ are expected back at the scene of a chemical leak in Massachusetts this morning. Fumes⁴ started seeping⁵ from a trash disposal facility in New Bedford on Monday. Almost 120 people were sent to the hospital, two are in critical conditions. Here is what one of the victims had to say.

-It smells like gas and ammonia mixed together.
- Gas and ammonia. . . ?
-Yeah, propane gas.
-Like propane gas?
-Yeah.
-What do you think happened here?
-I don't know. I have no clue.

Officials believe trash brought to that site caused the leak.

It is perhaps the slowest mobile home in our Florida. It's 145-ton house that’s being moved, a couple of feet at a time. It’s more than 60 years old. It’s part of a Delray Beach history so the movers have to be quite careful. The whole trip is more than 100 feet.

Those are the headlines for you this hour. Do stay with CNN, CNN. com for more on these stories or other news that develops today.

1 skidded   

v.（通常指车辆） 侧滑( skid的过去式和过去分词 )；打滑；滑行；（住在）贫民区

参考例句：

• The car skidded and hit a lamp post. 那辆汽车打滑撞上了路灯杆。
• The car skidded and overturned. 汽车打滑翻倒了。

2 AIRWAYS   

航空公司

参考例句：

• The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
• At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

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 fumes   

n.(强烈而刺激的)气味，气体

参考例句：

• The health of our children is being endangered by exhaust fumes. 我们孩子们的健康正受到排放出的废气的损害。
• Exhaust fumes are bad for your health. 废气对健康有害。

5 seeping   

v.（液体）渗( seep的现在分词 )；渗透；渗出；漏出

参考例句：

• Water had been slowly seeping away from the pond. 池塘里的水一直在慢慢渗漏。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Chueh-hui could feel the cold seeping into his bones. 觉慧开始觉得寒气透过衣服浸到身上来了。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）