CNN 2009-08-10

We are getting new information on the helicopter plane collision over the Hudson this morning. Nine people died in the crash. At this moment, divers¹ are getting back into the water for the recovery effort.

 We are looking very closely at any air traffic control communications that might have occurred between the tower, the fixed² wing aircraft that had just taken off from Teterboro and also any monitoring that might have gone on of that common frequency in the VFR corridor of the Hudson River. All of that would be part of our investigation³, but it is really too early to tell what, if any, might be a specific piece of information. We are gonna have to see what we find. And we are very interested in the witnesses that might have any video, surveillance video or other footage to come forward.

 Our iReporters are also staying on top of this story. Jim Davidson sent us these photos from the scene. He lives just a few blocks from the river, on the Jersey⁴ side. There are some of the recovery efforts going on. He says he heard what sounded like a car backfiring or fireworks. He says he thinks, er, he didn't think much of it at the time, but someone called him, one of his friends called him, said and told him about the crash, then he ran down there and took some of these pictures, so much like what happened with the US air crash. A lot of resources there on the Hudson River to jump in and take care of business, unfortunately this one, no survivors⁵.

 A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck south of Tokyo. Right now, there are no reports of any damages or casualties. But again it is still very early on in this. And at this point there is no danger of a tsunami⁶ but there is always the possibility of aftershocks.

 Outside Los Angeles right now, officials are trying to defuse a riot that broke out last night at a California Institution for Men in Chino. At least 40 inmates⁷ were hurt and taken to area hospitals. Flames have been seen shooting from one of the prison buildings. Police and firefighters are on the scene. The prison itself is a medium security facility that houses about 1,400 inmates.

 Take it to China now and a massive evacuation is under way, nearly a million people trying to flee from the path of an approaching typhoon. It's headed towards Southeastern China after unleashing⁸ torrential rains, just look at some of these in Taiwan. And we want to show you this that a building that perched right there on the river bank has toppled over. And the island has seen its worst flooding in 50 years. At least one person was killed in Taiwan and more than two dozen others missing.

 Corridor

a narrow area of land between cities or countries that has different qualities or features from the land around it

 

Defuse

to improve a difficult or dangerous situation, for example by making people less angry or by dealing⁹ with the causes of a problem

defuse a situation/crisis/row etc

Beth's quiet voice helped to defuse the situation.

1 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

3 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。

4 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

5 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

6 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

7 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 unleashing   

v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Company logos: making people's life better by unleashing Cummins power. 公司理念：以康明斯动力建设更美好的生活！ 来自互联网
• Sooner or later the dam will burst, unleashing catastrophic destruction. 否则堤坝将崩溃，酿成灾难。 来自互联网

9 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。