美国有线新闻 CNN 2012-11-11

 First up, a new economic record in Greece, and not a good one. In August, the country's unemployment rate hit 25.4%, that means a quarter of the entire country is out of work. If you are 24 or younger, that unemployment rate jumps to 60%. Greece has been struggling through recession for five years, the country has massive debt. It's getting a bailout money to help out with this debt, but in order to get that money, the Greek government has to find ways to get its debt under control. What has been trying so far is austerity, spending cuts to things like woker salaries and pensions. Many Greeks obviously not happy about this, while the country's parliament was getting ready to approve a new round of cuts this week. Thousands of protesters were fighting with police outside the parliament building.

 

.From Greece, we are going to move across the Atlantic Ocean to Guatemala. Parts of that's Central American nation are recovering after it was hit by a powerful earthquake earlier this week. The quake had a magnitude of 7.4, that made it the strongest quake to hit Guatemala in more than 35 years. According to the country's president, at least 52 people were killed in the quake, hundreds of others were triggered for injuries, thousands of homes were damaged, and roads collapsed¹ with rubble² crushing cars all over Guatemala. But the president said the damage and the devastation³ could have been worse.

 

Finally, we are heading over to Japan, in March of 2011, you might remember. The country suffered its worst earthquake ever, triggered a tsunami⁴ and giant ocean wave, and that led to a meltdown at the Japanese nuclear facilities. We've reported on debris⁵ from that disaster washing ashore⁶ in Hawaii and in Alaska. But Japanese officials still have tons of it to deal with there in Japan. And as Alex Zolbert explains, you can't just throw it away.

 

It's been more than a year and a half since the devastating⁷ tsunami in Japan's Tohoko region, and while substantial progress has been made the country is still grappling with more than 13 million tons of debris. About 20% of what remained is set to be destroyed in other parts of the country. Today, trucks arrived at this incineration plant in Shizuoka, several hours drive south of Tokyo. Official say these debris is shredded⁸ remnants of people's homes. About 250 kilometers or 150 miles from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. But with concerns over possible fallout still running high, officials here measure radiation levels. But for a small crowd of onlookers⁹, it's a well choreographed¹⁰, very deliberate routine, according to officials, these debris fails to trigger any elevated readings. The shipment is cleared, the truck pulls in and dumps its load. Which is then hoisted¹¹ into the incinerator.

 

Once concerned citizens are pleased with what they've seen today.

 

There are the critics here in Shizuoka, some who questioned the logic¹² in transporting these debris, more than 700 kilometers or about 430 miles across the country. Then there are those who say the government should have been more trans-experienced. Masahiro Kasyua says the affected¹³ area is using all of its incineration resources, they need our help, but we will continue to make our case as we've been doing, carefully, tenaciously¹⁴.

 

1 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。

2 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

3 devastation   

n.毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤

参考例句：

• The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
• There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

5 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

6 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

7 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

8 shredded   

shred的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce. 先铺一层碎生菜叶，再把鱼放上，就可以上桌了。
• I think Mapo beancurd and shredded meat in chilli sauce are quite special. 我觉得麻婆豆腐和鱼香肉丝味道不错。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 onlookers   

n.旁观者，观看者( onlooker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash. 在撞车地点聚集了一大群围观者。
• The onlookers stood at a respectful distance. 旁观者站在一定的距离之外，以示尊敬。

10 choreographed   

v.设计舞蹈动作( choreograph的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• There was some carefully choreographed flag-waving as the President drove by. 总统的车经过时，人们按精心编排的动作挥舞着旗帜。
• Achim had choreographed the dance in Act II himself. 阿希姆自己设计了第2幕的舞蹈动作。 来自辞典例句

11 hoisted   

把…吊起，升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He hoisted himself onto a high stool. 他抬身坐上了一张高凳子。
• The sailors hoisted the cargo onto the deck. 水手们把货物吊到甲板上。

12 logic   

n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性

参考例句：

• What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
• I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。

13 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

14 tenaciously   

坚持地

参考例句：

• Though seriously ill, he still clings tenaciously to life. 他虽病得很重，但仍顽强地活下去。 来自辞典例句
• It was apparently more tenaciously held to surface than fraction three. 它比级分三更顽强地保持在表面上。 来自辞典例句