CNN 2012-06-05

 We hope it's plain to see how much we enjoy your Ireport introductions. I am K... It's Friday. This is CNN student news. First up today, what happen to the middle east.

 

Syria's government has wrap up in a investigation¹ in a last weekens masquer in the city of HULA. The government report says terrorists responsible for killing² more than 100 civilians³ there. But an American official say the report is called a blame lie. Syrian officials have blamed armed terrorists for violence that's being in the country more than a year now. L looks the different groups involved in the fighting.

 

Let's take a look at the Syrian population. The sweeping⁴ majority of Syrians are Sunni, ruled by Alawite minority for more than 40 years. The Alawites, are islamic sects⁵ ** Muslim Shiah that believes the dignity of Ali, the profit Muhammad's cousin. They conquer around 60 percent of the population, and occupy higher ranks in securiy and intelligence. President Bashar al-Assad and his family are Alawites. 

 

As for the players in Syria, there are two obvious conflicting groups. The Syrian army and the government forces defending the Bashar al-Assad regime, and the free Syrians army, a group made up largely of army defectors supporting the uprising. Yet, the bloodiest⁶ atrocities⁷ are down on the hands of * military forces. On the Syrian government side, they are the Shabeeha, described as a group of armed sacks. many of them are Alawites with no official position in the military command structure. The Shabeeha are widely blamed for commiting bulk of the killings⁸ of Hula and across Syria. On the opposition⁹ side, there are numerous armed groups of silly extremes. Their aim is to bring down the Assad regime.

 

To A.B. that has * a custom to sectarian wars, these images of the Hula massacre¹⁰ could prove to be the point of no return, to its regime and its enemies.

 

A US federal appeals court says a national law is unconstitutional. The laws called DOMA, the defense¹¹ of merriage act. It defines merriages as exclusively being between the man and the woman. This case has to do with federal benefits. Can the US government deny those two same sex couples who live in the states where they can legally marry. Accordingly this ruling, the appeals court says no. Same sex merriages are legal in six states right now. Others have approved laws or state constitutional amendments¹² banning same sex merriage. The appeal court says the controversial issue could ultimately end up in front of the US supreme¹³ court.

 

About 230 coulors in 16 ounces which means about 460 in 32 ounces. But more importantly, about 40 grams of sugar in here, 50 grams of sugar in here. Research show that repeadly digested sugar like the sugar in soda¹⁴ can actually lead to some really really crazy changes in your body's metabolism¹⁵, which can lead to some pretty serious illness like diabetes¹⁶, stroke, heart disease,even cancer in some cases, according to some reseachers.

 

So that's part of the reason why NY city officials are proposing a ban on large sodas¹⁷ and other * drinks. If this thing is approved, restaurants and food carts in this city should not be able to serve so called * drinks larger than 16 ounces. IF they did those, they could be fined. M says it is heathy issue.

 

For the government to make the decision that should not include sth else, that the experts are all tell you is very detrimental¹⁸ to health. It is contributing to the NO1 public health issue remaining in this city and this country that is getting worse. It’s not unreasonable¹⁹.

 

But some restaurants and drink industry officials are strongly against this. Critics are calling the proposal ban misguided among other things. And opinions from some New Yorkers are mixed.

 

I don’t really feel he is entitled to someone else’s opinion about what they should drink, how large it should be or how small it should be. I think it’s great. It’s just poison those sugar. It’s up to their parents, it’s up to the individuals. If you want to drink that stuff, so..

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The founder²⁰ of Space X called it a grand slam. He’s talking about his company’s historic mission to the international space station. The parachute TC are attched to the Space X dragon capsule. It’s splashed back down into the Pacific Ocean yesterday. Space X has a 1.6 billion dollars contract for NASA to send at least 12 flights to the ISS.

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

4 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

5 sects   

n.宗派，教派( sect的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Members of these sects are ruthlessly persecuted and suppressed. 这些教派的成员遭到了残酷的迫害和镇压。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had subdued the religious sects, cleaned up Saigon. 他压服了宗教派别，刷新了西贡的面貌。 来自辞典例句

6 bloodiest   

adj.血污的( bloody的最高级 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的

参考例句：

• The Russians were going to suffer their bloodiest defeat of all before Berlin. 俄国人在柏林城下要遭到他们的最惨重的失败。 来自辞典例句
• It was perhaps the bloodiest hour in the history of warfare. 这也许是战争史上血腥味最浓的1个小时。 来自互联网

7 atrocities   

n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪

参考例句：

• They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

9 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

10 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

11 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。

12 amendments   

（法律、文件的）改动( amendment的名词复数 )； 修正案； 修改； （美国宪法的）修正案

参考例句：

• The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
• Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。

13 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

14 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

15 metabolism   

n.新陈代谢

参考例句：

• After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食，卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
• All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism.生物都有新陈代谢。

16 diabetes   

n.糖尿病

参考例句：

• In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
• Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。

17 sodas   

n.苏打( soda的名词复数 )；碱；苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• There are plenty of sodas in the refrigerator. 冰箱里有很多碳酸饮料。 来自辞典例句
• Two whisky and sodas, please. 请来两杯威士忌苏打。 来自辞典例句

18 detrimental   

adj.损害的，造成伤害的

参考例句：

• We know that heat treatment is detrimental to milk.我们知道加热对牛奶是不利的。
• He wouldn't accept that smoking was detrimental to health.他不相信吸烟有害健康。

19 unreasonable   

adj.不讲道理的，不合情理的，过度的

参考例句：

• I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
• They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。

20 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。