1、Good morning, Im Melissa Long here at the CNN center here in Atlanta,早上好,我是梅丽莎朗，这里是亚特兰大的CNN中心,its a Thursday morning, heres a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS.现在是周四上午,让我们来关注这一时段正在发生的时事热点新闻。The war in Afghanistan is apparently getting more deadly.在阿富汗的战争显然更加愈演愈烈。This month is now
2、 tied with last month, the deadliest in the eight-year conflict there, 44 US troops died in August.这个月和上个月紧密联系, 在八年的最致命冲突中, 在8月有44位美军士兵死亡。The latest American serviceman who is killed in a militant attack today involving in a roadside bomb and gunfire.最近的美国现役军人死亡是在今天一枚路边炸弹及交火中与激进分子冲突中。Today, those wh
3、o knew Senator Ted Kennedy well, and those who knew him, are not saying goodbye just yet.今天,那些非常了解参议员泰德肯尼迪的人及那些知道他的人,还没有和他悼别。First, a private Mass at the family compound in Hyannis Port, and then a motorcade to Boston where he will lie in repose at the presidential library of his brother John F. Ken
4、nedy.首先, 在海恩尼斯港他的家中会举半私人弥撒,然后车队前往波士顿,最终他会安详的躺在总统图书馆，和他的兄弟约翰F肯尼迪在一起。Intelligence officials are telling CNN that at least 20 people were killed today in a suicide bombing in Pakistan.情报官员告诉CNN, 今天至少20人死于一次在巴基斯坦的自杀式炸弹袭击。The bombing happened near Pakistans border with Afghanistan.爆炸发生在巴基斯坦和阿富汗附近边境。A loc
5、al official says the victims were security personnel gathering to eat to end the daily fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.一名当地官员称受害者系穆斯林斋月期间聚集在一起享餐结束每日斋戒的保安人员。NASA has resumed the countdown for the launch of space shuttle Discovery.NASA已经恢复发射发现号航天飞机的倒计时。Its scheduled to lift off just af
6、ter midnight 12:22 a.m. eastern on Friday.它计划于周五午夜刚过，东部时间上午12:22发射。Its been delayed twice already this week.本周发射已经延期两次。The first delay was weather-related, the second was due to a faulty valve.第一次延期与天气有关,第二次是由于一个阀门出现故障。And gas prices are slightly down today.天然气价格今天略有下降。AAA reporting the national ave
7、rage for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $2.62, thats down two-tenths of a penny from Wednesday.AAA报道全国平均水平为一加仑普通无铅汽油是2.62美元,相比周三降幅为0.2%。Last year, remember the regular unleaded gas price was $3.67 a gallon.而去年记得常规无铅汽油价格为每加仑3.67美元。Those are the headlines for you this hour.这就是本小说的头条新闻。Do stay with CNN and CNN.com for more on these stories and other news that develops today.请继续关注CNN和CNN.com了解更多关于这些故事及今天正在发生的其他新闻。
