CNN 2011-09-02

 Support and defend the Constitution. I will support and defend the Constitution. Congratulations!

 

And I think the NTSB has been frustrated¹ throughout the duration of this investigation² by the inadequacy³ of PG&E's record-keeping. What we found out in the investigation is that the pipe installation, the quality of the wells were inadequate⁴. And that could have been detected when the pipe was laid in the ground if they had properly inspected it or used the right, the right  techniques. And it could have been detected if they had hydrostatically tested the line, if they had done in-line inspections⁵, there were a lot of opportunities missed here by PG&E.

 

This 19-year-old was an executioner for Gaddafi's forces. She said that she was forced at gunpoint saying that there were Gaddafi's soldiers to her right, her left and behind her, telling her that she had to shoot rebels at nearly point-blank range. And she admitted that she shot eleven of them. She could hardly speak. Though, she was very halting and what she was saying, at time, she would just appear to be drifting off silence, almost paralyzed by the horror of what she says she was forced to do.

 

I had called and spoken with some of the folks at the studios yesterday. Based on what they told me, and what the Free Speech Coalition⁶ has said, it's an industry-wide moratorium⁷.  The Free Speech Coalition has said they expect to get results of that, the secondary testing of the individual who tested positive, within a week. So I think everybody is just sort of waiting to see those test results and then to decide about lifting the moratorium.

1 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 inadequacy   

n.无法胜任，信心不足

参考例句：

• the inadequacy of our resources 我们的资源的贫乏
• The failure is due to the inadequacy of preparations. 这次失败是由于准备不足造成的。

4 inadequate   

adj.(for,to)不充足的，不适当的

参考例句：

• The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。
• She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。

5 inspections   

n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅

参考例句：

• Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
• Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

7 moratorium   

n.(行动、活动的)暂停(期)，延期偿付

参考例句：

• The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.政府已要求暂停武器试验。
• We recommended a moratorium on two particular kinds of experiments.我们建议暂禁两种特殊的实验。