CNN 2009-09-03

Hey, there! Thanks for joining us. I'm Virginia Cha at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

The hard work of thousands of firefighters who have been added around the clock is paying off today. Weather has also played a big part in helping¹ knock down the station fire which is just north of Los Angeles, though it has still consumed about 200 square miles. There is some good news for homeowners in that area too. The progress by fire crews has brought the end to evacuation orders for thousands of people.

Police in California are now saying Phillips Garrido is not a suspect in the killings² of young women during the 1990s. Garrido was charged last week with the kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard who'd been missing since 1991. Authorities are looking to see if Garrido can be tied to other crimes. Test results on a bone fragment found near Garrido's home may not be ready for weeks.

At least 25 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck Indonesia today. It was a magnitude-7.0 quake that targeted Indonesia's main island of Java. Officials there say dozens more are feared dead. The Pacific Tsunami³ Warning Center did issue a tsunami warning immediately after that quake, but it quickly expired.

Well, the FAA is extending a deadline for Southwest Airlines to replace unapproved parts that were installed on dozens of its planes. Southwest now has until December 24th to fix the problem. A maintenance company hired by Southwest installed the parts on more than 80 commercial jets. Those parts are designed to deflect⁴ hot engine exhaust away from the wings.

Seems the Bible is getting a makeover. Editors for the top-selling version in North America are updating its language. They say they wanna make it more accessible and easy to understand. They are also taking another look at gender⁵ terms. For example, "sons of god" would be "children of god". They hope to have it published in two years.

And those are the headlines for you at this hour. Stay with CNN for more on those stories and all your other news of the day.

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

3 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。

4 deflect   

v.(使)偏斜，(使)偏离，(使)转向

参考例句：

• Never let a little problem deflect you.决不要因一点小问题就半途而废。
• They decided to deflect from the original plan.他们决定改变原计划。

5 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。