内容提要：<br />美国内华达州堤岸崩溃洪水泛滥<br />解决肯尼亚政治危机的前景<br />过去美国总统选举的初选和初选结果<br /><br />(CNN Student News) -- January 7, 2008 <br /><br />Quick Guide <br /><br />Western Weather - View scenes of flooding in a Nevada town following a nearby levee break.<br /><br />Unrest in Kenya - Learn about the prospects for a solution to Kenya\'s current political crisis.<br /><br />America Votes - Examine the history of some past presidential caucus and primary results.<br /><br />Teachers: Please prescreen the second segment of today\'s show, as it contains violent images that may not be appropriate for all of your students. <br /><br /><br /><br />Transcript <br /><br />THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. <br /><br />MONICA LLOYD, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: <br />We\'re glad to have you with us for the start of a new week of CNN Student News. I\'m Monica Lloyd. Let\'s dive into the dictionary to get things going.<br /><br /><br /><br />Word to the Wise <br /><br />CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS: A Word to the Wise: <br /><br />levee (noun) a raised structure built to prevent flooding <br /><br />source: www.m-w.com<br /><br /><br /><br />First Up: Western Weather <br /><br />LLOYD: <br />Officials are starting to examine the damage caused by a break in a Nevada levee over the weekend. The rushing waters followed a powerful storm that\'s slammed parts of the Western U.S. Several states have seen heavy rain and snowfall, high winds and even mudslides. Authorities say the severe weather is responsible for two deaths. There were no injuries reported in that flooded town in Nevada, but Susan Roesgen shows us what happens when a levee breaks. <br /><br />(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) <br /><br />SUSAN ROESGEN, CNN REPORTER: <br />This was the only way out for a few desperate people in Fernley, Nevada. In this small town near Reno, people woke up to find water all around their homes and, in some cases, inside! Yvonne Calleri showed us where her family jumped out the bedroom window when the water rushed in.<br /><br />YVONNE CALLERI, HOMEOWNER: <br />It was freezing cold water, starting to snow.<br /><br />ROESGEN: <br />The family made it as far as the pickup in the driveway, but it was submerged before they could move, and the water was coming from a mile away. The culprit was a 50-foot gash in an irrigation canal, and no one knows yet how it happened.<br /><br />JOE SANFORD, LYON COUNTY SHERIFF\'S DEPARTMENT: <br />It was a typical Friday night, Saturday morning in sleepy Fernley, and this is what happens.<br /><br />ROESGEN: <br />The flooding covered about one square mile, several feet deep in some places, just inches in others. But the force of it tore away pavement and affected as many as 400 homes.<br /><br />GOV. JIM GIBBONS, NEVADA: <br />Nevada is a state that needs water, but we don\'t need it all at once.<br /><br />ROESGEN: <br />Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons is promising state and federal help. In the meantime, Yvonne Calleri and her family will stay with relatives. Others may take refuge in the local high school, already filled with piles of supplies. But with continuing bad weather this weekend, Red Cross volunteers from Reno have been ordered to leave and head home, or they might wind up needing shelter too. Susan Roesgen, CNN, Fernley, Nevada.<br /><br />(END VIDEO CLIP) <br /><br /><br /><br />Unrest in Kenya <br /><br />LLOYD: <br />Turning to Kenya now, where both sides in a political standoff say they\'re willing to work on a solution. The African nation is about twice the size of Nevada, but it\'s home to nearly 37 million people. The U.N. says a quarter million of them were displaced by rioting after a recent election. Paula Newton has more on the tense situation. Teachers, please preview this segment. It contains violent images that may not be appropriate for all students. <br /><br />(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) <br /><br />PAULA NEWTON, CNN REPORTER: <br />Kenyan soldiers responding with gunfire as protestors take them on, still venting their anger over the election, demanding the Kenyan president resign. Are you shot or cut, they ask him. Shot, he says. Ugly scenes like this, and the now undeniable humanitarian crisis, have inched the Kenyan government closer to the negotiating table. Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki met with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Fraser, and then put out a statement saying he would negotiate a government of national unity. It\'s a hopeful gesture short on specifics. And yet even Opposition Leader Raila Odinga, who also met with the U.S. diplomat, seemed to soften his stand, if only just a little.<br /><br />REPORTER: <br />You first said you wanted the president to resign. Do you stick by that, or do you accept a national unity government?<br /><br />OPPOSITION LEADER RAILA ODINGA: <br />I am not negotiating at this press conference.<br /><br />NEWTON: <br />But Odinga says he is willing to talk, even without Kibaki stepping down first; a sign of progress.<br /><br />ODINGA: <br />We will put our position on the table, let the government put their position on the negotiating table, and then we will negotiate.<br /><br />NEWTON: <br />Even if the two sides do finally manage to come to the negotiating table, there is still much skepticism about this, especially from supporters of the opposition. In the vast slums near Nairobi, opposition strongholds, there are signs that a unity government headed by Kibaki would be unacceptable.<br /><br />PERSON ON THE STREET: <br />Not possible.<br /><br />PERSON ON THE STREET: <br />Because we are Kenyans and we have our rights to elect our president.<br /><br />PERSON ON THE STREET: <br />Kibaki should resign because he rigged the election.<br /><br />NEWTON: <br />As the clashes continue, Kenya is in need of a redemptive peace process. Now, there is at least a possibility that one is in the making. Paula Newton, CNN, Nairobi.<br /><br />(END VIDEO CLIP) <br /><br /><br /><br />Fact Check <br /><br />KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN REPORTER: <br />Kenya gained independence from Great Britain in 1963 and formed a republic the following year. Since then, it\'s been one of the more stable nations in Africa. In recent years, supporters credit president Mwai Kibaki for helping to boost Kenya\'s bottom line and it\'s grown into a regional economic powerhouse. But the benefits have not trickled down to Kenya\'s poor. Born into poverty in Othaya, Kenya, Kibaki later won scholarships to colleges in Uganda and Britain. Upon his return, he played a role in the early years of Kenya\'s independence as a powerful member of the country\'s only party, the Kenya African National Union. Kibaki held a series of government jobs under president\'s Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel Arap Moi, serving as vice president from 1978 until 1988 when Moi removed him. After two unsuccessful bids for the presidency, in 2002, Kibaki, supported by the powerful Kikuyu Tribe, won Kenya\'s first multi-party elections. The election was a turning point in Kenya\'s Democratic evolution, but Kibaki\'s campaign promise to end government corruption was largely unsuccessful. <br /><br /><br /><br />America Votes<br /><br />LLOYD: <br />Switching to U.S. politics now: It\'s adios, Iowa; next up, New Hampshire! We told you last week who came out ahead in the country\'s first caucuses. But the Granite State\'s presidential primary is just a day away, and winning one contest doesn\'t necessarily guarantee victory in the other. Josh Levs looks at some past primary results. <br /><br />(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) <br /><br />JOSH LEVS, CNN REPORTER: <br />All eyes are on New Hampshire for the new showdown. Will the nation\'s first primary offer rebounds to those knocked down in the Iowa caucuses or reward Iowa\'s winners? Most of the time, the New Hampshire primaries yield different winners, particularly when there\'s no incumbent president or vice president in the race, like the races in both parties this year.<br /><br />2004 was an exception: Both Iowa and New Hampshire went for John Kerry. But in the 2000 GOP race, Iowa went for George Bush, while New Hampshire chose John McCain. Four years earlier, Iowa chose Bob Dole; New Hampshire picked Pat Buchanan.<br /><br />1992: Iowa Democrats chose their own Senator Tom Harkin, while Paul Tsongas won in New Hampshire. Bill Clinton went on to win the nomination. And the 1988 Democratic race, Dick Gephardt won Iowa, while Michael Dukakis won New Hampshire. This year\'s race has a shortened timeframe between the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. They\'re just five days apart instead of eight days, which means a tougher post-Iowa scramble to change minds, and a tougher task for those hurt in Iowa to regain momentum. Josh Levs, CNN, Atlanta.<br /><br />(END VIDEO CLIP) <br /><br /><br /><br />Promo <br /><br />LLOYD: <br />Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes at CNN Student News, like how late we were working to cover the Iowa caucuses, or how we had some holiday fun with a prank? You can find out on our blog! Check it out and leave us your comments today! <br /><br /><br /><br />Before We Go <br /><br />LLOYD: <br />And finally, we want to tell you about a museum exhibit that\'s knocking people off their feet. Actually, that sounds like a lot of work. So, we\'re going to take some inspiration from this story, kick back, relax and let Isha Sesay do the heavy lifting.<br /><br />(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) <br /><br />ISHA SESAY, CNN REPORTER: <br />This is no ordinary museum. Look around. People are watching television, playing board games and napping. That\'s what it\'s all about at Colombia\'s Museum of Laziness. This week-long exhibit was organized by the city of Bogota to coincide with the southern hemisphere\'s summer break. Curator Marcela Arrieta says she wants people to appreciate what it means to take it easy.<br /><br />MARCELA ARRIETA, MUSEUM CURATOR: <br />We always think about laziness as the enemy of work. So, we wanted to explore that and make people think about the social issues implied in taking a nap, in being jobless or in feeling that maybe we are wasting time.<br /><br />SESAY: <br />The pressure is off at this museum. Visitors are playing video games, lounging on mattresses and taking the time to relax together. Art student Meira del Busto says it is a different concept from what people normally find in museums.<br /><br />MEIRA DEL BUSTO, ART STUDENT: <br />We usually go to the museum to look at whatever is inside and interpret it. But we want the relationship between people and museums to be more interactive.<br /><br />SESAY: <br />While there are no masterpieces on these walls, the museum of laziness has attracted visitors who are looking to practice the fine art of simply sitting down, taking off their shoes off and relaxing. I\'m Isha Sesay, CNN, Atlanta.<br /><br />(END VIDEO CLIP) <br /><br /><br /><br />Goodbye <br /><br />LLOYD:<br />And that\'s where we sign off for today. Not because we\'re lazy; we\'ve just run out of time. Have a great day, everyone. I\'m Monica Lloyd.<br /><br />观察世界的窗口，学习英语的平台。有解说词文稿的英语视频新闻帮你听懂每句话。本视频新闻取自 CNN.com，用于非商业目的英语教学和交流。<br />欢迎访问“高中英语多媒体教室”里更多的精彩内容：<br />http://www.fancyenglish.com
