CNN 2010-07-16

We're all watching, hoping today turns out to be the beginning of the end of this economic and environmental disaster. About a mile beneath where I'm standing¹ right now, they're running diagnostic tests of the well. If everything turns out well, they will try to close that well in. And if the well can take the pressure, then they will successfully cap this well for the first time since this disaster began.  So, that test they're wanting today is going to be all-important to determine if they can close that well, if they can stop that oil, and if they can keep it contained until they drilled those relief wells that could be online in a couple of weeks.

 

Mr. Amiri disappeared about a year ago, actually in June, 2009 in Saudi Arabia. And for this whole time the Iranians have claimed that he was abducted² by the CIA. The U.S. had maintained that he was not abducted.

 

Mr. Amiri has been in the United States of his own free will, and he is free to go. In fact, he was scheduled to travel to Iran yesterday, but was unable to make all of the necessary arrangements to reach Iran through transit³ countries. In contrast, Iran continues to hold three young Americans against their will and we reiterate⁴ our request that they be released and allowed to return to their families on a humanitarian⁵ basis.

 

Possibly a third bomb could have gone off or a third attack could have gone off, already the death toll⁶ here in Uganda is 74, they are scores in Dustan. And there is a developing...the story is in fact developing, that bar is encumbering⁷, in fact, they found a device inside the bar and also outside the bar, a separate device. So, possibly two separate devices, one of the police says it's a suicide vest that could have been exploded late Sunday night and we could expect the death toll to rise and watching loved ones that the hospital took down the road, try to find out what happened to the relatives and not all of the people have been accounted for. At least 35 still missing from these deadly suicide attacks here in Kampala.

 

We can’t say, I’m not worried, but it is not a question of worry, we have been at war. As you know, in this region, we already, are in the storm, for a long, for decades we've been fighting.

 

Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner is being remembered as a giant in the world of sports, a self-confessed tough boss. Steinbrenner died today after a massive heart attack. He had just turned 80 on July 4th. Steinbrenner bought the Yankees in 1973 and was the longest tenured owner in Major League Baseball. The team won seven World Series titles under his ownership

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

3 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

4 reiterate   

v.重申，反复地说

参考例句：

• Let me reiterate that we have absolutely no plans to increase taxation.让我再一次重申我们绝对没有增税的计划。
• I must reiterate that our position on this issue is very clear.我必须重申我们对这一项议题的立场很清楚。

5 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

6 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

7 encumbering   

v.妨碍，阻碍，拖累( encumber的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She had helped Mr. Gryce to bestow his encumbering properties beneath the table. 她帮着古莱斯先生把他那些乱堆着的提包安置在桌子底下。 来自辞典例句