CNN 2009-06-10

Hello to you on this Tuesday, I'm Virginia Cha at the CNN center in Atlanta, with a look at what's happening Now In The News.

The oldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il says he is not interested in succeeding his father, speaking to a Japanese TV network in Macao, Kim Jong Nan also said he doesn't care about politics. Now, it's not clear who will succeed Kim Jong Il in North Korea though there is growing speculation¹ that another son Kim Jong Woon is being groomed³ to do it.

A Guantanamo Bay detainee is in the United States to face criminal charges. Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani is in New York where he is set to stand trial for the 1998 Al-Qaeda bombings on the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people.

You probably already noticed the price of gas continues to go up according to AAA, the national average is now almost 2.62 dollars, economist⁴ Robert Shawler told the New York Times, higher pump prices could effectively strip away all the benefits of the President's payroll⁵ tax cut. People in Michigan and the Mid⁶ Western are really taking it hard, there have been a lot of refinery⁷ problems there, it's $2. 93 in Michigan where unemployment is 13 percent.

The federal government could soon be policing the tobacco giants, a bipartisan senate bill would allow the FDA to regulate what's in cigarette and tobacco products, it could ban claims such as mild or low tar⁸ as well as restrict tobacco advertising⁹. The Senate could vote as early as today on that measure. The House has already passed a similar bill. President Obama supports it.

Police in North Carolina are looking for a man who dragged a 76-year old woman on the ground when she refused to give up her purse. Take a look at the surveillance video, the man is there pulling that poor woman to the doors of a Walmart , he lets go of the purse, run through the parking lot when she starts screaming for help.

Those are the headlines for you this hour, stay with CNN for more on those stories and all your other news of the day.

 groom²:[transitive] to prepare someone for an important job or position in society by training them over a long period

groom somebody for something

Tim was being groomed for a managerial position.

groom somebody to do something

Clare's been groomed to take her father's place when he retires.

stand trial: to be brought to a court of law to have your case examined and judged

stand trial for/on

Gresham will stand trial for murder.

The accused was ordered to stand trial on a number of charges.

1 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

2 groom   

vt.给（马、狗等）梳毛，照料，使...整洁

参考例句：

• His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
• George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作，乔治已在接受专门的培训。

3 groomed   

v.照料或梳洗（马等）( groom的过去式和过去分词 )；使做好准备；训练；（给动物）擦洗

参考例句：

• She is always perfectly groomed. 她总是打扮得干净利落。
• Duff is being groomed for the job of manager. 达夫正接受训练，准备当经理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

5 payroll   

n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额

参考例句：

• His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
• I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。

6 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

7 refinery   

n.精炼厂，提炼厂

参考例句：

• They built a sugar refinery.他们建起了一座榨糖厂。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

8 tar   

n.柏油，焦油；vt.涂或浇柏油/焦油于

参考例句：

• The roof was covered with tar.屋顶涂抹了一层沥青。
• We use tar to make roads.我们用沥青铺路。

9 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。