CNN 2009-11-10

Good Morning, I'm Melissa Long, here at the CNN center in Atlanta on this Monday morning, November 9th. Here's a look at some of the stories that are happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

The families of three American hikers who were detained along the Iran and Iraq Border in July just got the news that their loved ones would be charged with espionage¹ in Iran. This announcement comes a couple of days after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met privately² with the family members of Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal.

Ida, the storm approaching the US Gulf³ Coast has been downgraded. No longer is it a Category one hurricane, it has already, however, made a mess in Nicaragua. It still will make landfall along the US Gulf coastline tomorrow morning. Forecasters say watch out for flooding, rough surf and possible tornadoes⁴. Now, the state of Louisiana has already been declaring a state of emergency.

Sixteen of the Fort Hood⁵ shooting victims are still in the hospital this morning, seven are in intensive care. This suspected shooter Major Nidal Hasan, is conscious and talking and off ventilator. Investigators⁶ are asking for help from anyone who was there during the shooting. They may have inadvertently left the scene with evidence such as fire arm residue⁷, or shell casings.

Turning attention to Health Care Reform and for Democrats⁸' moment of victory over the weekend. Their version of Health Care Reform complete with the government-run public insurance option has passed to the House. You are not gonna see much celebrating, however. This morning Republicans said the measure in its current form is dead on arrival as it moves on now to the US senate.

And ceremony is under way right now marking the 20th anniversary since the Berlin wall came down. Just a short time ago, a group of world leaders symbolically⁹ crossed the first bridge that opened back in 1989. There will be several other events, including a huge concert tonight. The highlight will be knocking over one thousand giant dominoes. That represents the domino effect the wall had in the collapse¹⁰ of communism.

Those are the headlines for you this hour. Do stay with us here at CNN.com for more on these stories or other news that develops today.

1 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

2 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

3 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

4 tornadoes   

n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
• Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网

5 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

6 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》

7 residue   

n.残余，剩余，残渣

参考例句：

• Mary scraped the residue of food from the plates before putting them under water.玛丽在把盘子放入水之前先刮去上面的食物残渣。
• Pesticide persistence beyond the critical period for control leads to residue problems.农药一旦超过控制的临界期，就会导致残留问题。

8 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》

9 symbolically   

ad.象征地，象征性地

参考例句：

• By wearing the ring on the third finger of the left hand, a married couple symbolically declares their eternal love for each other. 将婚戒戴在左手的第三只手指上，意味着夫妻双方象征性地宣告他们的爱情天长地久，他们定能白头偕老。
• Symbolically, he coughed to clear his throat. 周经理象征地咳一声无谓的嗽，清清嗓子。

10 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。