CNN 2009-07-21

Good afternoon from the CNN center in Atlanta. I m Reggie Aqui. Here's what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

In India, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has wrapped up talks in New Delhi with the signing of two agreements. One of them designates sites for American firms to build two nuclear power plants in India, and the other one ensures that US arms technology sold to India does not leak to third countries.

Want to get you now to a developing story. Two astronauts have just a couple more hours of work to do outside the International space station. It s the second space walk of the Endeavor Mission, and it comes on a historic day in space exploration. It was 40 years ago today that Neil Armstrong made a giant leap for mankind on NASA s first manned mission to the moon.

In Canada, aid can now start flowing into an area hit hard by wildfires. Officials declared a state of emergency in the province of British Columbia. 11, 000 people have been evacuated¹ and 3 homes have been destroyed. Forestry² crew say that the most serious fire is 40% contained.

Football star Michael Vick is out of federal custody³ today. These are pictures from a couple of years ago before he went to prison on those dog fighting charges. Vick is gonna serve out the last two months of his nearly two-year sentence at home. A big question now whether he will be able to jump-start his stalled career.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is on the back foot again. His lawyers say an audio tape which a magazine today claimed has the voices of Berlusconi with a prostitute are false and are part of an ongoing⁴ investigation⁵. His attorney also warns he will take legal action against anyone who distributes those recordings⁶.

And that's what's happening right NOW IN THE NEWS. Please stick with CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.

1 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

2 forestry   

n.森林学；林业

参考例句：

• At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。
• Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。

3 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

6 recordings   

n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片

参考例句：

• a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
• old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐