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Debate Night in America; Environmental Threat in the Red Sea That Officials Are Racing to Salvage; CNN Hero Bettering The Lives of People Who Share The Same Inherited Disease That She Has.

 
COY WIRE, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Hello everyone, let`s get our energy up and start this day off right. I`m Coy Wire. This is CNN 10, where I tell you the

what, letting you decide what to think.

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Now tonight is a huge night in the U.S. for politics. The first presidential debate between Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala

Harris and Republican candidate former President Donald Trump.

It`s a 90-minute debate taking place in Philadelphia, and it comes with some interesting rules, including no pre-written notes allowed on stage,

though they can have a pen to take notes during the debate. The candidate`s staff members are not allowed to interact with them during commercial

breaks, and there will be no interrupting the other candidate. When one candidate is speaking, the other`s microphone will be muted.
 

muted [ˋmjutɪd] adj. 无声的；（声音等）变小的

Former President Trump won a coin toss and chose to give the last closing statement. The debate will be hosted by CBS, but you can watch this special

event live on CNN tonight at 9 Eastern.

Now, this was supposed to be the second debate between former President Trump and President Joe Biden, but that all changed in July when President

Biden announced he was suspending his campaign and Vice President Harris became the Democratic Party`s presidential nominee.

Our Brian Todd takes a closer look at how it all came to be, and how debates like tonight`s can provide defining moments that can determine who

eventually becomes the next President of the United States.

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JOE BIDEN, (D) U.S. PRESIDENT: I`ve been proposing that everybody, they pay -- the millionaires pay 1%.

BRIAN TODD, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It was the debate performance that changed the dynamic of this race, ultimately ending President Biden`s
 

dynamic [daɪˋnæmɪk] n. 动态

candidacy for re-election.

BIDEN: For what I`ve been able to do with the COVID, excuse me, with dealing with everything we have to do with, look, if we finally beat

Medicare.

TODD: Biden, after a disastrous debate, leaving top Democrats looking for a way to get him out of the race, or openly questioning his fitness for

office.

From Biden to Nixon, a period spanning more than 60 years, fraught moments in debates have often been decisive. September 1960, in the very first
 

fraught [frɔt] adj.【口】担心的，忧虑的；紧张的

televised presidential debate, Richard Nixon, who was ill, was visibly sweating, while his opponent, John F. Kennedy, looked youthful and composed.

composed [kəmˋpozd] adj. 镇静的；沉着的

TIM NAFTALI, CNN PRESIDENTIAL HISTORIAN: When the two were viewed side-by- side, and you asked yourself, who would you -- whose finger would you like to be on the nuclear button? It became clear you didn`t want the sweaty guy

from California.

TODD: In the vice-presidential debate in 1988, Dan Quayle characterized himself as a Republican version of a young John Kennedy, which teed up his
 

tee up: make detailed arrangements or preparations

opponent, Lloyd Benson, perfectly.

LLOYD BENSON (D), FORMER VICE-PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you`re no Jack Kennedy.

TODD: There were the wordless missteps, the body language gaffes. At a debate in 2000, Al Gore audibly sighs.
 

misstep [mɪsˋstɛp] n. 過失；失策

gaffe [gæf] n.【法】失礼，失态（尤指社交、外交上的出丑）

audibly [ˋɔdəblɪ] adv. 听得见地

GEORGE W. BUSH, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: There`s differences --

(AL GORE SIGHS)

TODD (voice-over): And in another debate that year, Gore gets a little too close to George W. Bush onstage.
 

onstage [ˋɑnˋstedʒ] adv. 在舞台上

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ, CNN POLITICAL ANALYST: Any little tick or habit that a candidate may have is something that voters could seize on, and it could
 

tick [tɪk] n.【英】【口】一瞬，片刻

change the way they view the candidate.

TODD (on camera): Analyst Hans Nichols believes, if the September 10 event is the only debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, there will be

more pressure on both of them to perform well at that debate and to not mess up.

Of the two, Nichols believes there`s more overall pressure on Vice President Harris, because she`s had fewer unscripted moments recently.
 

unscripted [͵ʌnˋskrɪptɪd] adj.（讲话等）不用稿子的

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WIRE: Pop quiz, hot shot. The Red Sea is part of which ocean?

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian or Arctic?

Put your hands up if you said Red Sea, it`s an inlet of the Indian Ocean and sits between Africa and Asia.
 

inlet [ˋɪn͵lɛt] n. 入口；水湾；小湾

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Newly declassified video of a Greek tanker called the Sounion shows it burning after being attacked by Yemeni Houthi rebels. A

U.S. defense official tells CNN it is still burning in the Red Sea after being attacked on August 21st. The tanker is carrying one million barrels

of crude oil and Pentagon officials warn of an environmental catastrophe.

While the fires have not yet reached the barrels, U.S. officials say the vessel appears to be leaking either fuel or engine oil into the busy

waterway. The 25-person crew was rescued following the attack, but attempts to salvage the tanker have so far been unsuccessful.
 

salvage [ˋsælvɪdʒ] v. 救助；营救；抢救；挽救

The Houthis attack on the Sounion is part of a months-long campaign against commercial ships along this route. The Iran-backed militants say it`s in

response to the Israeli offensive in Gaza.
 

offensive [əˋfɛnsɪv] n. 进攻，攻势

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WIRE: Next, it`s time to get you some newsworthy inspiration for the day. We`re taking a look at a CNN hero helping others affected by a disease she
 

newsworthy [ˋnjuz͵wɝðɪ] n. 有报导价值的

inspiration [͵ɪnspəˋreʃən] n. 鼓舞人心的人（或事物）

has herself, sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder that affects hemoglobin, the major protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells.
 

sickle cell anemia【医】镰状细胞性贫血

sickle [ˋsɪk!] n. 镰刀

anemia [əˋnimɪə] n.【医】贫血（症）

inherited [ɪnˋhɛrɪtɪd] adj. 经遗传而得到的

hemoglobin [͵himəˋglobɪn] n. 血红素

More than 100,000 people have it in the U.S. alone, millions worldwide. Since there`s no cure for sickle cell, this CNN hero is helping thousands

of other sickle cell patients get the medical care they need to lead fulfilling lives.
 

fulfilling [fʊlˋfɪlɪŋ] adj. 能实现个人抱负的

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

LEA KILENGA, CNN HERO: I was diagnosed with sickle cell at six months of age. Sickle cell disease changes the shape of the round red blood cells

into sickle-shaped red cells, causing severe pain, limiting the oxygen circulation to your organs. It wreaks a lot of havoc in the body. The

disease has so much stigma.
 

stigma [ˋstɪgmə] n. 耻辱，污名

In Kenya, health care is decentralized to the county governments. In 2017, I made a decision to go back to my home county, Taita-Taveta, to solve
 

decentralize [diˋsɛntrəl͵aɪz] v. 使分散；使分权

sickle cell in Kenya.

Taita-Taveta has an alarming rate of sickle cell disease. Access to care for sickle cell is very far away, and the government has very little resources.
 

alarming [əˋlɑrmɪŋ] adj. 惊人的；令人担忧的；告急的

We are solving sickle cell in a holistic way. We are looking at the basic access to care. We`re also looking at the individual.
 

holistic [hoˋlɪstɪk] adj. 全面的; 整体性的

(Through translation) how are you guys?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translation): Hi ma`am. We are good.

KILENGA: We have household visits where we assess their vulnerability status.
 

vulnerability [͵vʌlnərəˋbɪlətɪ] n. 易受伤；易受责难；弱点

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translation): Body pain and muscle pain.

KILENGA: If it`s food, if it`s water, if it`s mental health supports, or if it`s just education, we can plug those holes. And also, engage them in
 

plug [plʌg]v. 塞住

engage [ɪnˋgedʒ] v. 雇，聘

social and economic activities that give them an income to sustain the nutritional levels in the home or support their lives in one way or

another.

(Through translation) In areas prone to malaria, this disease is also there. You understand?

It`s a very particular burden to live with sickle cell and to try and solve sickle cell for others in an environment where you have very little

resources and you`re making it up as you go.

I am happy to be here. I`m happy to be alive at this age to do this, where I was told that I will not live beyond my eighth birthday.

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WIRE: Our story getting a 10 out of 10 today. Do not be fooled. These tasty treats are so good, they might be better than the real thing.

Bakers at Camp Humphreys, a U.S. Army base in South Korea, say they have the legit recipe for Krispy Kreme doughnuts, and they are using it to give
 

legit [ləˋdʒɪt] adj.【口】合法的；正当的；正统的

troops a taste of home. They did a taste test, and folks found them to be a glazing. I`m not sugarcoating this.
 

glazing [ˋglezɪŋ] n. 上釉; 镶嵌玻璃

sugarcoat [ˋʃʊgɚ͵kot] v. 加上糖衣；使..有吸引力

They said the Krispy Kreme dupes were better than the local doughnuts, a whole lot sweeter. And listen to this. Everything they dough, they dough
 

dupe [dup] n.【口】= duplicate (完全一样的东西；复制品)

dough [do] n. 生面团(此处当动词使用)

for the troops.

Military officials said giving troops authentic American taste while they`re away, gives them a joy, and that makes focusing on their work a lot

easier. So doughnuts at work or school are a good thing.

Our shout out today is going to Cashman Middle School, Las Vegas Valley, Nevada. Rise up, Cougars. Here`s to all you moving through the week with

good energy needed to make it great. Have some fun today.

Challenge someone to a tongue twister Tuesday. Red leather, yellow leather. Five times real fast.
 

tongue twister 绕口令

Red leather, yellow leather, red leather, yellow leather, red leather, yellow leather. You get it. Give it a shot, y`all, and I`ll see you right

back here tomorrow on CNN 10.

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