CNN 2011-05-21

A temporary replacement¹ for Osama Bin² Laden³, a source with detail knowledge of Al Qaeda says S he is a former member of the Egyptian’s former special forces. The United States links A to the American embassy bombing in east Africa that happening in 1998. The US has a 5 million dollar bounty⁴ on him.

There is the eery silence of this massive flooding and the sound that staving off mother nature. 9 states in the lower Mississippi river valley are feeling the effects of the worst flooding since 1937, opening spill ways is diverting some disasters but record water levels are still being set.

In Nigsberg Mississippi where the quest is expected on Thursday, residents and officials are banking⁵ on the Yazu back water levy⁶ just north of the town to hold up and keep water out. Already the levy is close to overtopping and if it fails, the consequences are dire⁷. Louisiana state officials anticipate 25,000 homes will be flooded when all are set and done and in Mississippi nearly 5000 residents have already been displaced.

I think those questions that I put to my friend and colleague Mr. Obama. I hope they will answer those questions and will be able to work out a model of cooperation of missile defense⁸. This is kind of the scenario⁹ that would send us back to the cold war year.

The great thing about Oprah is even if you don’t know her personally. You feel like you know her personally (u know) a talent she has, (u know) she is very accessible.

I’ve watched every single episode. I tape back before TVo. I used to tape on BHs tapes.

She is someone I’ve always looked to to know. You can be a very good stand-up person and achieve everything you dream.

1 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

2 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。

3 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。

4 bounty   

n.慷慨的赠予物，奖金；慷慨，大方；施与

参考例句：

• He is famous for his bounty to the poor.他因对穷人慷慨相助而出名。
• We received a bounty from the government.我们收到政府给予的一笔补助金。

5 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

6 levy   

n.征收税或其他款项，征收额

参考例句：

• They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
• A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。

7 dire   

adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的

参考例句：

• There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
• We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。

8 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

9 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。