CNN 2011-05-11

They were with former president George W.Bush on one of the most faithful mornings in US history. We are the today. You are gonna find out this Monday edition of CNN Student News. I'm Carol Lezus, let's go.
First up, the Mississippi river is going up and experts think it could come close to a record. National Weather Service predicts that rivers, waters will quest, reach their highest point, just after midnight on Tuesday. Officials predict a water level of 48 feet, that's just short of the record set back in 1937. Of course the problem with the river being so high is that all that water has to go somewhere. Right now, its flooding parts of several states in the midwest and southeast. You see them on this map, Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. This is what things look like in parts of Tennessee over the weekend. Hundreds of people have been told to leave their homes, especially if they live in low-lying areas. One mayor said he is asking residents to be calm and helpful. Is his community prepared for a could-be large scale disaster?
The unemployment rate looks at the number of people who don't have a job, who are actively¹ looking for one. That's why some economists² say it can actually be a good thing when the unemployment rate goes up, like it did last month from 8.8% to 9%. Their argument is if the rate goes up, it means unemployed³ people who worry looking for a job feel more encouraged they might find one, so they start looking. Other economists disagree. They point the fact that the percentage of working Americans, the number of people who are already in the work force went down last month. That might indicate that the unemployment rate went up because people lost their jobs.
A new ship has a new name, the USS Michael Murphy. It's a destroyer, a type of ship in the US Navy, and it's named in honour of L. Michael Murphy, a navy sail who received the medal of honour for his heroic actions during the war in Afghanistan. The ship was * by L Murphy's mother on Saturday. It would have been Michael Murphy's 35th birthday. He was killed in 2005 when his team was ambushed⁴ by Taliban fighters. L Murphy sacrificed his own life to call for help for his teammates. During the ceremony on Saturday, his father said that the ship embodies⁵ the spirits of Michael and his teammates.
The sails, the lead navy special operations group that L Murphy was part of carried out the raid that killed Osama bin⁶ Laden⁷ in Pakistan just over a week ago. Bin Laden, you remember, was the man behind the 9-11 terrorist attacks that led to the war in Afghanistan. His death brought back memories for some students in series sort of Florida. M. S. explains the connection.

1 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

2 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

4 ambushed   

v.埋伏( ambush的过去式和过去分词 )；埋伏着

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The military vehicles were ambushed. 军车遭到伏击。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 embodies   

v.表现( embody的第三人称单数 )；象征；包括；包含

参考例句：

• The new treaty embodies the aspirations of most nonaligned countries. 新条约体现了大多数不结盟国家的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This document embodies the concern of the government for the deformity. 这个文件体现了政府对残疾人的关怀。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 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。

7 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。