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专四听力训练CNN新闻100篇讲解学习
专四听力训练CNN新闻100篇
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TheU.S.governmentclosesitsembassyintheMiddleEasterncountryofYemen,andthatisbecauseof
securityconcerns.OneofficialsaysthatagroupcalledalQaedaintheArabianPeninsulamightbeplanning
anattackagainstthefacility.Thatsamegroupsaiditwasbehindanattemptedplottosetoffanexplosive
onboardaplaneheadingtoDetroit,Michigan.ThattookplaceonChristmasday.Thesuspectallegedly
broughttheexplosivesontheplaneinhisunderwear.Theplanfailedwhenthedevicehetriedtousedidn’t
detonatecorrectly.Somepeoplehaveaskedhowthesuspectmadeitpastsecurity.OneU.S.officialsaysit’s
becauseofhumanerror.PresidentObamahaspromisedthateveryoneinvolvedintheattackwillbeheld
accountableforit.Butsomecriticsarguethatthepresident’sresponsetothesituationhasn’tbeenfast
enough,hasn’tbeenaggressiveenough.
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It’sbacktoworkforIndiangovernmentoilworkersafterathree-daystrikethatcrippledIndian
commerce.Some45,000oilworkerswalkedoffthejobafterthegovernmentrefusedtheirdemandsfor
higherpay.Thelaborstandoffendedafterdaysofintensegovernmentpressure,includingthreatsofjobloss
andevenarresttostrikers.Meantime,talkswithasecondgroupofnationwidestrikersmaysoonbe
underway.TheIndo-AsianNews-ServicesaysIndia’stransportministerisreadytodiscussdemandsfrom
truckers.ManyacrossIndiahaveparkedtheirrigs,callingforreductionindieselandtyreprices.
CNNNewsItem3
LawmakersinNebraskahaveapprovedabigchangetothestate’scontroversialsafehavenlaw.Under
thenewmeasure,childrenolderthan30dayscannotbedroppedoffatstatehospitals.35children,manyof
them,preteensoreventeenagers,havebeenabandonedinhospitalssincetheoriginallawtookeffectinJuly.
Statelawmakerssayitwasintendedtopreventnewbornsfrombeingdumpedintrashbinsorevenworse.
Thenewlawisexpectedtogointoeffectatmidnight.
CNNNewsItem4
ThenationofIranmarkingamilestonelateronthisweek.OnThursday,thecountrywillcelebratethe
anniversaryofwhenitbecameanIslamicrepublic.Thisgoesbackto1979,whensupportersoftheAyatollah
Khomeini,areligiousleader,overthrewthecountry’sgovernment.Khomeinibecamethesupremeleaderof
Iran,andthenationofficiallybecameanIslamicstate.TheUnitedStatesandtheEuropeanUnionare
worriedaboutpotentialviolenceduringThursday’scelebrations.U.S.andEuropeanUnionareurgingthe
MiddleEasternnationto“enditsabusesagainstitsownpeople.”Iranianleadershavedeniedany
accusationsthatthegovernmenthasabusedcitizens.
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Iraqisputdemocracyintoactiontodayinelectionsheldacrossthecountry.Thepollshaveclosedanda
vote-countinghasbegun.Voterswentto6,000pollingstationstopickfromamong14,000candidates
including4,000women.Securityisverytightthough,votersweresearchedbeforetheyenteredthepolls.
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TheborderswithIranandSyriaweresealedandacurfewhasbeenputintoplace.NoweventheUnited
Nationswasinvolvedinmonitoringthoseelections.
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IranianmediareportsformerPresidentMohammadKhatamihasannouncedhewillrunintheJune
presidentialelections.Today’sannouncementendsweeksofspeculation.Khatamiisconsideredareformist
andoverwhelminglywonthepresidencyin1997buthecouldn’tbringaboutreligiousanddemocratic
freedomsbecauseofstrongoppositionfromthecountry’sreligiousestablishment.Khatamiwassucceeded
bycurrentPresidentMahmoudAhmadinejadfouryearsago.
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MeanwhileU.S.PresidentBarackObamaistakingcrisistalkstoaninternationallevel.BritishPrime
MinisterGordonBrownistravelingtotheUnitedStatesonMondaytopushforglobalsolutionstothe
economiccrisis.HewillbethefirstE.U.leadertomeetthenewpresidentinWashingtonandMr.Obama
willmeettheremainingE.U.leadersataspecialsummitinPragueinApril.Thatwillbehisfirsttripto
Europesincetakingoffice.Alsoonthattrip,theG20summitontheeconomiccrisisandaNATOmeeting.
CNNNewsItem8
Strikeisoff,thejudgesaysplansforawalkoutbyaBritishAirway’sCabinCrewcannothappen.Aswe
reportedyesterday,thisstrikewhichwouldhavelastthroughtheholidayscouldhaveeffectedamillion
passengers’holidaytravelplans.Butthejudgehasblockeditfromhappening.Nowtheairlinesaysithopes
theCabinCrewsLaborUnionwouldtakesometimetothinkaboutitsnextsteps.Theunionrepresentatives
saythisdisputeisnotoverandunlessthetwosidescancometoasolution,theycouldvotetostrikeagain,
butafterChristmas.
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HeadingoverseastoThailandwheregrenadeattacksinthecapitalcityofBangkokhavekilledatleast
threepeople.AThaiofficialsaidthegrenadescamefromanareawherepeoplewhowereprotestingthe
governmentweregatheredtogether.Theprotesterssaytheyarenotresponsible.Theyhavebeenfighting
withpoliceforawhilehereyoucanseethemthrowingrocksandotherthingsatpolice.Theysupportthe
country’sformerprimeministerandtheywantthecurrentleadertoleaveoffice.Aftertheserecentattacks,
Thailand’sprimeministercalledanemergencymeetingtofigureouthowtodealwiththesituation.
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U.S.SupremeCourtsaysthatamemorialoutintheMojaveDesertdoesnotviolatetheU.S.
Constitution.Thememorialisalargecross.Itwasputupin1934tohonorfallensoldiers.Butit’slocatedin
anationalpark,andsomepeoplearguethatit’sareligioussymbolthatgoesagainsttheconceptofseparation
ofchurchandstate.Thecrosswasboardedupbecauseofthelegalbattle.Yesterday’sSupremeCourt
decisionwasclose:
5to4.Writingforthemajority,JusticeAnthonyKennedysaidthatthiscrossrepresents
“farmorethanreligion.”Butinopposition,JusticeJohnPaulStevensarguedthegovernmentcan’tlawfully
endorseareligioussymbolasawaytopaytributetoveterans.
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Freedatlastafterfiveyearsincaptivity,threeAmericansheldhostagebyleftistrebelsinColombiaare
backonU.S.soilandwillbereunitedwiththeirfamilies.MarcGonsalves,ThomasHowesandKeith
Stansellwereamongthoserescuedduringanincredibleoperationyesterday.Columbiansecretagentstricked
leftistrebelsintohandingthemoverwithoutasingleshotbeingfired.Themenarenowundergoingtestsat
anarmymedicalcenterinSanAntonio,Texas.
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Healthcarereformentersanewerainabouttwohours.PresidentObamaisscheduledtosignthatbill
intolaw.Then,heisgoingtotravelaroundthecountrytoselltheplantoskeptics.ButRepublicanssaythat
battleisontogetreadyforlegalchallenges,nearlyadozenstatesplantoarguethatit’snotconstitutional.As
earlyastomorrow,thedebatemovestotheSenatewherelawmakerswillconsideracompanionmeasure,and
Republicansplan,parliamentaryobjectionsthatcouldchangethatbillandforceitbacktotheHouse.Now,
evenbeforethefirstvoteswerecastinthehealthcaredebate,BarackObama’soverallapprovalrating
droppedtohislowestleveleverrecorded.
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MembersoftheU.S.SenateandHouseofRepresentativeswillbemeetingthismonthtoputtogethera
finalhealthcarereformbill.TheSenatepasseditsversiononChristmasEve.TheHousehadalreadypassed
itsbill.Buttherearesomeprettybigdifferencesbetweenthetwo.Oneofthem:
cost.TheSenatebillchecks
inat$871billion.TheHouseversion:
Over$1trillion.Anotherissue:
theso-calledpublicoption,a
government-runhealthinsuranceprogram.Housebillincludesit;Senatebilldoesn’t.So,somecompromises
needtobemadetocomeupwithafinalbill.AndsincethatthenhastobeapprovedbybothHousesof
Congress,therearesomeconcernsaboutwhetheritwillpass.
CNNNewsItem14
AnotherdayofinternationalpressureleviedagainstZimbabwe’sembattledPresidentRobertMugabe.
BritishofficialshaveannouncedtheyarestrippingRobertMugabe’shonoraryknighthoodtitle.NobelPrize
winnerDesmondTutuisalsospeakingoutabouttheelectionmessthere.He’surgingthenationsofthe
worldtointervene.ThecallscomeafteroppositionleaderMorganTsvangiraiwithdrewfromtheelection,
citingviolenceagainsthisparty.TheZimbabweanElectoralCommissionruledtodaythatthepresidential
electionwillgoonasplanned.
CNNNewsItem15
TheTeaPartymovementisgettingreadyforthemid-termelectionscomingupinNovember.Thegroup
hasreleasedalistofheroesandtargets.TheheroesonthelistarecandidatesthattheTeaPartyplansto
supportintheelections.Thetargetsareanyonethatthegroupwouldliketoseevotedoutofoffice.Of
courselistsarenottheonlywaythattheTeaPartygetsitsmessageout.Ralliesarethegroup’sbreadand
butter.ThisoneinWashingtonDCyesterdaywasawrappingupofathree-weektouracrosstheU.S.The
timing?
Nocoincidence.Yesterday,ofcourse,wastaxday.Andthegroupisopposedtowhatitseesasthe
governmentoverspending.
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Todaymarksthe30thanniversaryoftheIranianhostagecrisis.AndPresidentObamasaidthathewants
tomovebeyondthepastandbuildarelationshipwithIranbasedonmutualinterestandmutualrespect.
U.S.-IranrelationshadbeenhostilesincethedaythatIslamicstudentsstormedtheU.S.embassyinTehran
andheld52Americanshostageformorethan400days.Iran’sgovernmentholdsrallyeveryyeartocelebrate
thatevent.Todaythere’ssomethingdifferentthough,anti-governmentprotestersarealso