CNN 2009-10-15

Good morning, from the CNN center here in Atlanta, I am Melissa Long, it is a Wednesday, the 14th of October. Here's a look at some of the stories making news this morning.

Britain is committing more troops to Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced this morning that he is gonna be sending another 500 troops to join the international force already there. Britain already has 9,000 troops in Afghanistan. It is the second largest commitment behind the United States.

"Leave the cold war in the past" that is the message from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton currently in Moscow. Secretary Clinton is wrapping up her five-nation tour in Russia today. During a speech at Moscow State University, she said that some in US and Russia still don't trust each other. She argued for cooperation on issues like missile defense¹.

The self-help expert at the center of the Arizona sweat lodge² deaths is now speaking out. James Arthur Ray says he does not really know how to handle the tragedy, but he has hired his own investigators³ to look into the incident. Two people died when they were overcome by the heat. Several others were hospitalized.

A painting purchased for 20,000 dollars at an art auction⁴ a couple of years ago, maybe an undiscovered work by Leonardo Da Vinci. A forensic⁵ expert says fingerprint⁶ on the painting may prove that it's the first major work from Da Vinci discovered in about a century. If it is, that 20,000 dollar purchase could be worth 150 million dollars.

Delving⁷ into the final days of Anna Nicole Smith, a hearing resumes in Los Angeles today. Smith's former attorney and boyfriend Howard K. Stern and two doctors are accused of illegally conspiring⁸ to provide her with controlled substances. The three have pled not guilty. The judge will decide whether there's enough evidence to send the case to trial.

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1 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。

2 lodge   

v.临时住宿，寄宿，寄存，容纳；n.传达室，小旅馆

参考例句：

• Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗？
• I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。

3 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》

4 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

5 forensic   

adj.法庭的，雄辩的

参考例句：

• The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
• The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。

6 fingerprint   

n.指纹；vt.取...的指纹

参考例句：

• The fingerprint expert was asked to testify at the trial.指纹专家应邀出庭作证。
• The court heard evidence from a fingerprint expert.法院听取了指纹专家的证词。

7 delving   

v.深入探究，钻研( delve的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He has been delving into the American literature of 20th century. 他一直在潜心研究美国20世纪文学。 来自互联网
• In some ways studying Beckett is like delving into Shakespeare's words. 在某些方面，研究Beckett的戯好像是深入研究莎士比亚的语句。 来自互联网

8 conspiring   

密谋( conspire的现在分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致

参考例句：

• They were accused of conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。
• John Brown and his associates were tried for conspiring to overthrow the slave states. 约翰·布朗和他的合伙者们由于密谋推翻实行奴隶制度的美国各州而被审讯。