CNN 2009-01-23

Good morning from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui, thanks for checking in. Here is what's happening in NOW IN THE NEWS.

Caroline Kennedy won't be replacing Hillary Clinton in the Senate, Kennedy has taken her name out of the running due to personal reasons. At one time, Kennedy was considered a front-runner for Clinton's seat.

Another jump in jobless claim has matched a 26-year high, this week's total 589000, combined with another round of layoffs¹; These figures could really wave the stock market today. Microsoft announced that it is slashing² up to 5000 jobs, Intel is cutting up to 6000 positions and retailer³ Willams-Sonoma is cutting 1400 positions by the end of this month.

Doing it his way, President Obama is expected to hand down orders today on terror war conduct, topping the list, the closing of the detention⁴ camp of Guantanamo within a year. According to a senior administration official and a congressional aide, Obama will sign two other executive orders today; those will ban the use of torture and review the treatment of terror suspects.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton starts her first full day at the State Department, Clinton was approved by the Senate 94-2 yesterday. Clinton was welcomed to her new job by State Department employees this morning.

Today is the 36th anniversary of Roe⁵ vs. Wade⁶ that is the Supreme⁷ Court decision that legalized abortion⁸, tens of thousands of people on both sides of the issue are expected to mark the day with rallies and other events, there is the "March for Life" event in Washington and a vigil outside the Supreme Court supporting abortion rights.

The Oscar nominations¹⁰ were announced this morning in Beverly Hills, and the late Heath Ledger¹¹ is expected, er, I should say, as expected earned a best supporting actor nomination⁹ for his work in the Dark Knight¹². Brad Pitts, the Curious Case of Benjamin Button, was nominated for 13 Academy Awards, including the big one, Best Picture; the Academy Awards will be handed out on February 22nd.

And that is a quick look at the headlines right now, please stick with us here at CNN.com and CNN.com live for more news from around the world and your updates throughout the day.

1 layoffs   

临时解雇( layoff的名词复数 )； 停工，停止活动

参考例句：

• Textile companies announced 2000 fresh layoffs last week. 各纺织公司上周宣布再次裁员两千人。
• Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs. 当公司突然宣布裁员时，股票价格便大跌

2 slashing   

adj.尖锐的；苛刻的；鲜明的；乱砍的v.挥砍( slash的现在分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Slashing is the first process in which liquid treatment is involved. 浆纱是液处理的第一过程。 来自辞典例句
• He stopped slashing his horse. 他住了手，不去鞭打他的马了。 来自辞典例句

3 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

4 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

5 roe   

n.鱼卵；獐鹿

参考例句：

• We will serve smoked cod's roe at the dinner.宴会上我们将上一道熏鳕鱼子。
• I'll scramble some eggs with roe?我用鱼籽炒几个鸡蛋好吗？

6 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

7 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

8 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

9 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。

10 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句

11 ledger   

n.总帐，分类帐；帐簿

参考例句：

• The young man bowed his head and bent over his ledger again.那个年轻人点头应诺，然后又埋头写起分类帐。
• She is a real accountant who even keeps a detailed household ledger.她不愧是搞财务的，家庭分类账记得清楚详细。

12 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。