CNN 2009-10-16

Good morning, from the CNN center here in Atalanta, I am Melissa Long,  it is a Thursday morning, it is the 15th of October , here's a look at some of the stories making news this morning.

 

Now that the Senate Finance Committee has approved its massive healthcare overhaul¹ bill, the sniping has started. Republicans are ripping it, calling it too expensive; Democrats² say that GOP is just getting in the way of important reform. The Democrats are even threatening retaliation³ against the insurance industry after insurance group report attached the bill at the eleventh hour.

 

Kids ten and under may need 2 H1NI shots to be fully⁴ protected, that is from the maker⁵ of the vaccine⁶. A federal health official says this backs up their testing. What you are seeing in the video right now, children getting the nasal spray version . The manufacturer tested the vaccine on almost 500 kids, says adults only need one shot.

 

A California police officer and two other hikers have disappeared in the Mountains near Frazno and now there's heavy rain and snow. The families, understandably very nervous; the weather so bad that searchers can’t fly and it is a huge search area with rugged⁷ peaks and canyons⁹. They were on a six-day hike in King's Canyon⁸ National Park. And when they didn’t return, the families called police.

 

There has been a show on gold teeth that appeared to be hot with thieves. Police in Seattle say burglars have raided more than 30 dental and medical offices since last month, they've taken their drugs too. At one office, 10,000 dollars worth of gold disappeared. High gold prices?... might be one reason.

 

Those are headlines for you this hour, do stay with CNN and CNN.com, for more on these stories or other news that develops today.

 

1 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

2 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

5 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

6 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

7 rugged   

adj.高低不平的，粗糙的，粗壮的，强健的

参考例句：

• Football players must be rugged.足球运动员必须健壮。
• The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脉有崇山峻岭和崎岖不平的道路。

8 canyon   

n.峡谷，溪谷

参考例句：

• The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.美国的大峡谷1900米深。
• The canyon is famous for producing echoes.这个峡谷以回声而闻名。

9 canyons   

n.峡谷( canyon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This mountain range has many high peaks and deep canyons. 这条山脉有许多高峰和深谷。 来自辞典例句
• Do you use canyons or do we preserve them all? 是使用峡谷呢还是全封闭保存？ 来自互联网