美国有线新闻 CNN 2015-05-21

 Hey, I'm Carl Azuz, for 10 minutes of commercial-free news for the classroom.

 

First up, President Obama has issued a new executive order. Part of it will make it illegal for U.S. government agencies to provide local police forces with certain kinds of military-style equipment. So this could include some types of camouflage¹ uniforms, certain guns, grenade launchers and bayonets, and some armored vehicles that move on tracks like tanks do. Until now, the Departments of Defense² and Homeland Security may have provided this equipment to police.  

 

The president's executive order doesn't need congressional approval but it's limited. It does not make it illegal for police forces to get military-style gear. They just have to get it from private sellers instead of the federal government.

 

The president hopes the order will help build trust between citizens and police.

 

"You know, we've seen how militarized gear can sometimes give people a feeling like, there's an occupying force as opposed to a force that's part of the community that's protecting them and serving them."

 

The order also requires police departments to get special permission for equipment like riot gear, helmets and drones.  

 

The president of the Fraternal Order of Police says the equipment is used, quote, "For a protective reason, not an offensive purpose." The organization is concerned the new rules could put police officers at risk.

 

Up next today, the Iraqi city of Ramadi. It's about 70 miles west of the capital of Baghdad, it's fallen to the ISIS terrorist group. Local tribes in the Iraqi military had been fighting ISIS for control of Ramadi since last year. A CNN military analyst³ says the loss of this city is a huge setback⁴ to Iraqi forces and to the U.S. strategy to defeat ISIS.  

 

Thousands of civilians⁵ have fled Ramadi, headed to safer areas of Iraq. The country is planning a counterattack, with help from controversial militias⁶ supported by Iran. And the U.S. is leading ongoing⁷ airstrikes at ISIS targets inside Ramadi.

 

We're crossing two oceans on today's CNN Student News roll call. In Kailua, Hawaii, it's on the island of Oahu, we've got the Junior Surf Riders of Kailua Intermediate School.

 

Across the Pacific and across the country, in Manasquan, New Jersey⁸, it's the Warriors⁹ up next up next, of Manasquan High School.  

 

And across the Atlantic county of Cambria, it's great to see the students of Kirkbie Kendal School from the United Kingdom.

 

Amtrak commuter¹⁰ trains are running again between Philadelphia and New York. But investigators¹¹ still don't know what exactly led to the derailment of Train 188 last Tuesday, killing¹² eight people and injuring more than 200.  

 

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident. One question it's asking is why the trains sped up to 106 miles per hour ahead of a 50-mile-per-hour curve. It's asked the FBI to look in to whether some sort of projectile¹³ hit the train before the crash.  

 

There's a mark on the train's windshield. And at least two other trains have reported being hit by something near Train 188's crash site. 

 

Officials say the engineer did not report being hit by anything. He had a concussion¹⁴ and other injuries and investigators say he can't remember anything about the crash. When the rail line reopened to commuters yesterday morning, CNN was there.

1 camouflage   

n./v.掩饰，伪装

参考例句：

• The white fur of the polar bear is a natural camouflage.北极熊身上的白色的浓密软毛是一种天然的伪装。
• The animal's markings provide effective camouflage.这种动物身上的斑纹是很有效的伪装。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

4 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

5 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

6 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

7 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

8 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

9 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。

10 commuter   

n.(尤指市郊之间)乘公交车辆上下班者

参考例句：

• Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。
• She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。

11 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》

12 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。

13 projectile   

n.投射物，发射体；adj.向前开进的；推进的；抛掷的

参考例句：

• The vertical and horizontal motions of a projectile can be treated independently.抛射体的竖直方向和水平方向的运动能够分开来处理。
• Have you altered the plans of the projectile as the telegram suggests?你已经按照电报的要求修改炮弹图样了吗?

14 concussion   

n.脑震荡；震动

参考例句：

• He was carried off the field with slight concussion.他因轻微脑震荡给抬离了现场。
• She suffers from brain concussion.她得了脑震荡。