CNN 2011-05-04

We're being told by White House official that the President will make a statement at 10:30.

I'm told by sources it is a national security issue.

CNN is told by several sources now that the President of the United States will announce in just moments that the United States has the body of Usama Bin¹ Laden². 

And now, the President will tell us officially Bin Laden is dead.

That was the breaking news late Sunday night after we recorded yesterday's show. In today's special edition of CNN Student news, we're going in depth into the death of Usama Bin Laden.

He was a terrorist, one of the FBI's most wanted criminals and the mastermind behind the worst terrorist attack on US soil.Now,Usama Bin Laden is dead.

Sunday, a US military operation involving Navy Seals assaulted the compound,this mansion³ where Bin Laden was hiding out in Pakistan.He and four other people were killed. US officials say they used DNA⁴ testing to confirm that the body is that of Bin Laden.One of his wives also identified the body for US forces. Obviously, a very significant moment for the United States and for people around the world.

To understand just how big this news is, take a look back. Usama Bin Laden had been a terrorist for decades. In 1988,he founded Al-Qaeda which became a terrorist network 3 years later.In 1992,Bin Laden was accused of sending some of his followers⁵ to fight US forces, they were in the African nation of Somalia.A year later , a bomb exploded at New York's World Trade Center. Bin Laden was one of the several people suspected of being involved. 1996, Usama Bin Laden declared a jihad, a holy war against US forces.Two years after that, he was charged with the murders of 224 people.They died in the bombings at US embassies in African countries of Kenya and Tanzania.He appeared on the FBI's ten most wanted fugitives⁶ list in 1999, and he was linked to the bombing of a US navy ship, the USS Cole, that killed 17 sailors in the year 2000.

September 11th 2001,Usama Bin Laden was behind the attacks that killed nearly 3000 people on US soil.The events and images of that day seared into the memories of so many Americans.Four planes hijacked⁷ by Al-Qaeda terrorists, two were flown into the World Trade Centers--Twin Towers in New York. Both of those were later collapsed⁸. Another plane crashed into the Pentagon near Washington D.C., and the fourth crashed in Shanksville Pennsylvania in a field after passengers fought back against the hijackers.It was again the worst terrorist attack ever on American soil. It led to the US-led war on terrorism, the war in Afghanistan, and now the man behind it,Usama Bin Laden is dead. Justice has been done, that's what President Obama said when he announced Bin Laden's death. He also spoke⁹ about what this moment means for the United States.

1 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

2 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

3 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
• The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

4 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

5 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

6 fugitives   

n.亡命者，逃命者( fugitive的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Three fugitives from the prison are still at large. 三名逃犯仍然未被抓获。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Members of the provisional government were prisoners or fugitives. 临时政府的成员或被捕或逃亡。 来自演讲部分

7 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。

8 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

9 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。