CNN 2009-08-14

Good morning, I'm Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta. It's a Thursday morning, the 13th of August. Here is a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Up to 3, 000 people are running from a huge wildfire in Northern California, broke out last night near the Santa Cruz Mountains, and has been growing ever since. So far, this untamed fire has chewed up some 1, 200 acres.

Arguing and shouting at the health care town hall meetings was heard all the way to the White House. It's launching a new information campaign on its website, "Whitehouse. gov", again, "Whitehouse. gov", to fight what it calls misinformation. Lawmakers are holding at least ten town hall meetings in five states just today.

JetBlue Airways¹ will soon offer you an all-you-can-jet pass for 599 dollars. That's unlimited² flights for one month. JetBlue says there will be no blackout dates and you can get any open seat between the 8th of September and the 8th of October. Customers must buy that 599-dollar pass by the 21st of this month and then you can book the flights within three days of the departure date.

On both sides of the Afghani-Pakistani border at least twelve militants³ were reportedly killed by recent attacks by the Pakistani military. Meantime, there's an intense firefight going on right now in southern Afghanistan. US Marines are trying to take a Taliban stronghold ahead of next week's Afghan presidential elections.

$9.99! What can you get from nine bucks⁴, 99 cents? Well, from moments up, people thought they could get a 52-inch high-definition television, ’cause that was the price briefly⁵ listed on Best Buy's website yesterday morning. Shoppers pounced⁶ online to order. But now the company says it was an error, and customers just aren't gonna get that price, they are going to get a refund⁷ instead. Best Buy says it reserves the right to correct errors. It posts a statement, apologizing for the confusion.

You are up to date. Those are the headlines. Do stay with CNN and CNN.com for more on these stories or other news that develops today.

1 AIRWAYS   

航空公司

参考例句：

• The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
• At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

2 unlimited   

adj.无限的，不受控制的，无条件的

参考例句：

• They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
• There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。

3 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

4 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

6 pounced   

v.突然袭击( pounce的过去式和过去分词 )；猛扑；一眼看出；抓住机会（进行抨击）

参考例句：

• As soon as I opened my mouth, the teacher pounced on me. 我一张嘴就被老师抓住呵斥了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The police pounced upon the thief. 警察向小偷扑了过去。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 refund   

v.退还，偿还；n.归还，偿还额，退款

参考例句：

• They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods.他们对不满意的货品要求退款。
• We'll refund your money if you aren't satisfied.你若不满意，我们愿意退款给你。