美国有线新闻 CNN 2015-06-08

 It’s the last time that I will say it this school year — Friday is awesome¹. We appreciate you watching our last show until August 17th. I am Carl Azuz for CNN Student News. 

 

First up, another aspect to recent unrest in Baltimore, Maryland. 

 

There’s enough narcotics² on the streets of Baltimore to keep you intoxicated³ for a year. Criminals are selling those stolen drugs. There are turf wars happening, which are leading to violence and shootings in our city. Police say at least 175,000 doses of prescription⁴ drugs were stolen during Baltimore’s riots in April, could be a factor in the surge of violent crime that the city’s seen since then. The unrest followed the death of Freddie Gray. Six police officers were charged in connection with it. Gray was fatally injured while in police custody⁵ after he was arrested in April. 

 

Peaceful protests, violent protests and looting followed. That’s when so many drugs were stolen from 27 pharmacies⁶ and 2 clinics. Prescription drug abuse is not limited to Baltimore. It’s a problem seen in every part of the country. Experts say doctors, patients, and pharmacists can all play a part in identifying and preventing prescription drug abuse. 

 

Two new announcements to tell you about as more competitors enter the 2016 race for the White House. Lincoln Chafee made it official on Wednesday. He served Rhode Island as a Republican U.S. senator. Then, he was an independent governor of his state and now he is running for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination⁷. 

 

Rick Perry announced his candidacy on Thursday. He served as the governor of Texas for 14 years. He ran in the 2012 presidential race and he says he is looking for a second chance for the Republican Party’s nomination in 2016. 

 

That makes a total 14 of people —10 Republicans and 4 Democrats— who were officially entered the race. More candidates are expected to join them.

1 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

2 narcotics   

n.麻醉药( narcotic的名词复数 )；毒品；毒

参考例句：

• The use of narcotics by teenagers is a problem in many countries. 青少年服用麻醉药在许多国家中都是一个问题。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Police shook down the club, looking for narcotics. 警方彻底搜查了这个俱乐部，寻找麻醉品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 intoxicated   

喝醉的，极其兴奋的

参考例句：

• She was intoxicated with success. 她为成功所陶醉。
• They became deeply intoxicated and totally disoriented. 他们酩酊大醉，东南西北全然不辨。

4 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

5 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

6 pharmacies   

药店

参考例句：

• Still, 32 percent of the pharmacies filled the prescriptions. 但仍然有32%的药剂师配发了这两张药方。 来自互联网
• Chinese herbal pharmacies, and traditional massage therapists in the Vancouver telephone book. 中药店，和传统的按摩师在温哥华的电话簿里。 来自互联网

7 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。