CNN 2009-11-19

First up, Congress considers a new bill that would make some soldiers eligible¹ for the Purple Heart. Representative John Carter introduced the new legislation yesterday. The Fort Hood² army post is located in his home district in Texas. This bill is focused on the victims of the recent shooting there. The Purple Heart first created in 1782 is given to any US service member who is wounded and killed while serving in action against an enemy or in a terrorist attack. Representative Carter says the Fort Hood victims deserved the Purple Heart because he considers the shooting to be an enemy attack.

China has a big role in the international scene. The country is a major part of the talks about North Korea's controversial nuclear program. And it holds one of the five permanent seats in the UN Security Council. Ed Henry feels the sense on what happened when President Obama met with Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday.

 

In Beijing’s bitter cold, President Obama was all about showcasing a new warmth with China, as he toured the historic Forbidden City and its Hall of Supreme³ Harmony.

“…Beautiful and what a magnificent place to visit.”

By the end of this week, Mr. Obama will have visited 20 nations,  the most in the first year of any American president. Though, he told Chinese president Hu Jintao in the ornate Great Hall of the People, their relationship may be most pivotal of all.

"In this young century, the jobs we do, the prosperity we build, the environment we protect, the security that we seek, all these things are shared."

It was not however all sweetness and light. While  Mr. Obama avoided a meeting with Dalai Lama in Washington last month to not ruffle⁴ feathers before this visit, Here in Beijing, he gently but publicly pushed the Chinese to cool tensions with the Tibetan spiritual leader.

“While we recognize that Tibet is part of the  People’s Republic of China, the United States supports the early resumption of dialog between the Chinese government and representatives of the Dalai Lama to resolve any concerns and differences that the two sides may have.

And while they spoke⁵ of broad economic cooperation, Hu slapped the US for recently hitting Chinese tires and steel with new levies⁶.

“Our two countries need to oppose and reject protectionism in all its manifestations⁷ in an even stronger stand."

But the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases vowed⁸ to work together to get concrete action on climate change at a summit next month in Copenhagen.

 

1 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

2 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。

3 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。

4 ruffle   

v.弄皱，弄乱；激怒，扰乱；n.褶裥饰边

参考例句：

• Don't ruffle my hair.I've just combed it.别把我的头发弄乱了。我刚刚梳好了的。
• You shouldn't ruffle so easily.你不该那么容易发脾气。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 levies   

（部队）征兵( levy的名词复数 )； 募捐； 被征募的军队

参考例句：

• At that time, taxes and levies were as many as the hairs on an ox. 那时，苛捐杂税多如牛毛。
• Variable levies can insulate farmers and consumers from world markets. 差价进口税可以把农民和消费者与世界市场隔离开来。

7 manifestations   

n.表示，显示（manifestation的复数形式）

参考例句：

• These were manifestations of the darker side of his character. 这些是他性格阴暗面的表现。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• To be wordly-wise and play safe is one of the manifestations of liberalism. 明哲保身是自由主义的表现之一。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。