CNN 2012-02-12

 Imagine arriving at arcade¹ the and having to wait in a long wait behind your grandparents.That's the story coming up.I am CA.You are watching CNN students news.

 

First up.It was sweet for former senator and current presidential candidate,Rick Santorum, three states,three victories.Santorum finished in the first place,Tuesday in caucuses² in Minnesota and Colorado the Republican primary in Missouri.There's still a long way to go.The goal of primaries or caucuses for all of the candidates is to win delegates.Once a candidate wins enough,he wins the party's nomination³.These events run through the end of June.The next ones are in February 28th. Some experts say the Tuesday night results could reshape the race for Republican nomination.Here's how the candidate reacted after Tuesday's contests.

 

 

We definitely are the campaign right now with the momentum,the enthusiasm on the ground and we feel very good.The delegates count will at least match may be even exceed what we received in Colorado and Minnesota.

 

 

This was a good night for Rick Santorum.I wanna congratulate senator Santorum wish him very best.We are keeping on campaigning down on the road but I expect to become our nominee⁴ with your help.

 

 

Our goal is through Super Tuesday, we then go to Alabama and Mississippi and then we go to Texas and our hope is by the time we get to Texas on April 6th,then we are basically pretty close to a tie with Governor Romney.

 

 

We do have to do is to start picking up and we have some others.We are optimistic, we are going to keep picking delegates that's what other ones are doing.Everybody else is you know,about this moment jump ahead the Romney but I will tell you.We think we are gonna  keep doing this.

American military mission in Iraq ended last December.There was a ceremony in Baghdad and another one in US Air Force base later.But there's one veterans group that pushing through an integrity that honor all men and women who severed⁵ in Iraq War.It's led to a debate about when that might happen and why it hasn't happened yet.BT has more.

 

 

A fitting tribute to the superball champs down New York so-calledcanyon of heroesbut some others are now wondering why not us?

I think most Americans agree that the giants deserve superball so do the one million Iraq veterans deserve.

 

 

HR, who served in combats in Iraq is head of the group Iraq and Afghanistan veterans of Americans.He's petitioning government officials to throw a parade for troops returning from Iraq.It's a sentiment that gathered critical mass on the campaign trail.It frustrates⁶ me greatly as we come homes from one of those theaters.(sigh)That our government,this administration, refused to give them the sample acknowledgment of a job well-done, with parade on the main streets Washington DC,New York City.

 

 

There are certainly a template for after the first Gulf⁷ War in 1991,parades were through for those returning troops laid down Constitution Avenue here in Washington and in New York.Events that cost millions of dollars and attracted national media to cover it.

Impressive showing of troops,weaponry,aircraft.It recalled the rollicking parade after both World Wars,but notably⁸ missing after Vietnam.For troops from Iraq War,Saint Louise decided⁹ to go ahead with the parade recently,and the White House planned on holding dinner for some Iraq veterans but top Pentagon officers say a national parade would be premature¹⁰.

 

 

Chairman and other senior military leaders not think it's appropriate at this given time with service members ,in large numbers,fighting in Afghanistan to hold a national level parade in the New York City.

 

 

But analysts¹¹ say another factors at play could be this image. Major combats operations in Iraq have ended.

 

 

No one wants to be criticized for declaring victory prematurely¹².

 

 

It really shows how controversy¹³ the Iraq War is, even when it's over.People were debating whether we won or lost.And I think the Pentagon  seems to have the mentality¹⁴ of not wanting to declare mission accomplished¹⁵  in a situation where the outcome is so ambiguous.

 

 

Col. David Lapan at the Pentagon says the joint¹⁶ chairman is not thinking along those lines and he says he hopes a national level  parade will take place as soon as both wars have been concluded.

 

 

RT,CNN Washington. 

1 arcade   

n.拱廊；(一侧或两侧有商店的)通道

参考例句：

• At this time of the morning,the arcade was almost empty.在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
• In our shopping arcade,you can find different kinds of souvenir.在我们的拱廊市场，你可以发现许多的纪念品。

2 caucuses   

n.（政党决定政策或推举竞选人的）核心成员( caucus的名词复数 )；决策干部；决策委员会；秘密会议

参考例句：

• Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。 来自互联网

3 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

4 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。

5 severed   

v.切断，断绝( sever的过去式和过去分词 )；断，裂

参考例句：

• The doctor said I'd severed a vessel in my leg. 医生说我割断了腿上的一根血管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We have severed diplomatic relations with that country. 我们与那个国家断绝了外交关系。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 frustrates   

v.使不成功( frustrate的第三人称单数 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• What frustrates him is that there's too little money to spend on the project. 使他懊恼的是，可用于这个项目的资金太少。
• His trouble is that he frustrates much easily. 他的毛病是很容易泄气。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

8 notably   

adv.值得注意地，显著地，尤其地，特别地

参考例句：

• Many students were absent,notably the monitor.许多学生缺席，特别是连班长也没来。
• A notably short,silver-haired man,he plays basketball with his staff several times a week.他个子明显较为矮小，一头银发，每周都会和他的员工一起打几次篮球。

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 premature   

adj.比预期时间早的；不成熟的，仓促的

参考例句：

• It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
• The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。

11 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

12 prematurely   

adv.过早地，贸然地

参考例句：

• She was born prematurely with poorly developed lungs. 她早产，肺部未发育健全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His hair was prematurely white, but his busy eyebrows were still jet-black. 他的头发已经白了，不过两道浓眉还是乌黑乌黑的。 来自辞典例句

13 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

14 mentality   

n.心理，思想，脑力

参考例句：

• He has many years'experience of the criminal mentality.他研究犯罪心理有多年经验。
• Running a business requires a very different mentality from being a salaried employee.经营企业所要求具备的心态和上班族的心态截然不同。

15 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

16 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。