CNN 2009-09-11

Good morning. I’m Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta. It's Thursday, September 10th. Here is a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

President Obama says he won't waste time with critics who think it's better to kill his healthcare plan than improve it. Last night, the president made good on his promise to keep pushing for reform with a  fiery¹ speech, still defending his call for a government-run health insurance option.

President Obama heckled by a Republican Congressman² during his address. South Carolina Representative Joe Wilson shouted "you lie" after the president said his healthcare plan would not mean free health insurance for illegal immigrants. Wilson called the White House later to apologize. But House Majority leader S.Loyld says he is talking with GOP law makers³ to decide if Wilson should be punished.

New details today about the man who hijacked⁴ the plane in Mexico City. A Mexican official says the suspect is a 44-year-old Belivion Minister, he told police he hijacked the plane because of the significance of yesterday's date 9/9/09, flipped⁵ around is 60/6/6. Officials say he told them crisis is coming soon and he wanted to warn Mexico City of an earthquake.

Possible cases. The number of possible cases of H1N1 at Washington State University now increasing. School officials say that in just two and a half weeks, about 2,500 students have come down with possible cases of it. But rather than test every case, the school says just following the CDC guidelines for dealing⁶ with it.

And comedian⁷ Ellen Generous is gonna be the new judge of "American Idol⁸", replacing Paula Abudla. She is a huge fan she says in a program and thinks she can add viewer's perspective to the judging table. She is gonna be joining the panel in January. And yet she still has plan to host her own daily talk show.

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 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

2 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

3 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 hijacked   

劫持( hijack的过去式和过去分词 )； 绑架； 拦路抢劫； 操纵（会议等，以推销自己的意图）

参考例句：

• The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome. 飞机在从伦敦飞往罗马途中遭到两名持械男子劫持。
• The plane was hijacked soon after it took off. 那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了。

5 flipped   

轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥

参考例句：

• The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
• The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

6 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。

7 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

8 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。