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Joshua Wong Shouts "I love Hong Kong" as More Than 40 Leading Democracy Leaders Handed Lengthy Prison Terms in Mass Trial; Hundreds of Thousands Without Power as Bomb Cyclone Slams Washington State, British Columbia; Plastic Waste Chokes Off Power in Eastern DR Congo; Rocket Record: USC Students Set Amateur Mark For Highest Altitude Above Earth.

COY WIRE, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Hello, everyone. Happy Friday Eve. I have a random thought for you to start this Thursday, November 21st.

Why in the world is the plural of goose, geese, but the plural of moose isn`t meese? And why is the plural of mouse, mice, but the plural of house
 

plural [ˋplʊrəl] n. 复数形（词）

is not hice?

I`m Coy Wire. This is CNN 10. Let`s get this show on the road.

We start today with news of 45 people who were sentenced to prison after being convicted of conspiracy to commit subversion, which is an attempt to
 

subversion [səbˋvɝʃən] n.（对制度或政府的）颠覆，倾覆

overthrow or undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution, especially a government or political system.

This has all taken place in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People`s Republic of China. The 45 defendants,
 

defendant [dɪˋfɛndənt] n.【律】被告

which include well-known lawmakers, activists, unionists, and journalists, received sentences ranging from 50 months to 10 years.
 

unionist [ˋjunjənɪst] n. 工会会员

They included Hong Kong`s best-known pro-democracy figures, including Joshua Wong, a former student leader who became the poster child for the
 

poster child 模范人物，典型代表

movement. Wong reportedly shouted, I love Hong Kong, before he was escorted out of the dock after his sentencing. This is the single biggest blow to
 

dock [dɑk] n. 被告席

the city of Hong Kong since the Chinese government issued a national security law four years ago, which was in response to anti-government

protests that took over the city for months in 2019.

CNN`s Ivan Watson has more.

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IVAN WATSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Forty-five defendants who`ve all been convicted. The combined jail sentences that were issued
 

convict [kənˋvɪkt] n. 判……有罪，判决

today amount to more than 240 years in prison, more than two centuries that have now been handed down to these 45 defendants, the majority of whom pled guilty
 

plead [plid] v.（尤指在法庭上）为…辩护; 认（罪）; 申辩; 以……为理由，以……为口实

to the charges against them in an effort to try to reduce the sentences. They were convicted of conspiracy to commit subversion.
 

conspiracy [kənˋspɪrəsɪ] n. 阴谋；谋叛；共谋

The judges said that had this scheme been carried out to the very end, quote, "the adverse consequences would be far reaching and no less serious than
 

no less .. than 絕不少於，不低於

overthrowing the government." The scheme that is being discussed was an unofficial primary election conducted by these opposition politicians

and activists in July of 2020, and that is part of what the prosecutors alleged was a scheme to effectively bring down the government here. So all

of these defendants were arrested en masse in January of 2021, and most of them have been behind bars ever since then.
 

en masse【法】全体；一齐

The critics, which include Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, they say this is part of a broader crackdown on democratic freedoms that
 

amnesty [ˋæm͵nɛstɪ] n. 大赦；特赦

the city used to enjoy. Hong Kong used to witness large, mostly peaceful street protests and demonstrations and airing of political different views
 

airing [ˋɛrɪŋ] n. 公开发表，公布

and criticisms that is no longer tolerated in the city. If somebody tries to put up a sign, they will very quickly be spirited away by law
 

spirit away 迅速地(或偷偷地、神秘地)帶走

enforcement.

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WIRE: We now go to the West Coast of the United States and parts of British Columbia and Canada, which are dealing with  a bomb cyclone. What`s a bomb
 

bomb cyclone 炸弹气旋

cyclone? Also called a bombogenesis, it`s the rapid intensification of a cyclone in a short period of time, and it can happen during powerful
 

bombogenesis [ˌbɑmboˈdʒenəsɪs] n.（引起炸弹气旋的）爆发性旋生

storms.

The folks are also dealing with the effects of an atmospheric river. At the same time, these two phenomena are combining to bring hurricane force winds
 

atmospheric river 大气河流

and heavy rain. A storm of this magnitude only occurs in this region about once in a decade and can cause major flooding. It can dump feet of snow and

lead to power outages. To explain what an atmospheric river is and how events like this happen, here`s our Derek Van Dam.

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DEREK VAN DAM, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Atmospheric rivers are long, concentrated regions in the atmosphere that can transport moisture thousands of miles.

They usually carry water vapor from the tropics to the mid-latitudes and can trigger extreme precipitation events around the world.
 

tropic [ˋtrɑpɪk] n. 回归线；热带

For example, the Pineapple Express atmospheric river carries moisture from the tropics near Hawaii to the U.S. and Canada`s west coast. Atmospheric

rivers can lead to extreme rainfall, flooding, and mudslides. These rivers in the sky can transport the equivalent of as much as 25 times the amount

of water that flows through the actual Mississippi River. Most are weaker systems that offer beneficial rain and snow, but the stronger atmospheric

river events across the western U.S. can lead to over a billion dollars a year in flood damage.

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WIRE: Ten second trivia.

About how many plastic straws do Americans use each day?
 

straw [strɔ] n. 吸管

20,000, 100,000, 1 million, or 500 million?

The correct answer is 500 million.

That`s how many drinking straws Americans use each day according to the National Park Service and EarthDay.org. Just to give you an idea, 500

million straws daily could fill up 125 school buses each day.

We all know that trash and waste can pile up, and littering, well, that can just yuck a place up. We`re going to go check out a place where garbage has
 

littering [ˋlɪtərɪŋ] n. 乱扔废弃物

yuck [jʌk] int.（表示厌恶）呸

gotten so out of hand, there`s so much of it in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, that there are mounds of it floating in a lake, blocking a dam
 

out of hand 失去控制

that creates electricity for the region. Now there are power outages, local businesses are being impacted.

CNN`s Victoria Rubadiri explains why and how this is happening.

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VICTORIA RUBADIRI, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A sea of garbage atop a lake on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
 

atop [əˋtɑp] prep. 在…之上

and Rwanda. It`s unsightly and a problem with a ripple effect for families and businesses alike. Plastic bottles, gas cans and other trash collect at
 

unsightly [ʌnˋsaɪtlɪ] adj. 不悦目的，难看的

the bottom and on the surface of the water, clogging this hydroelectric dam and keeping water from properly entering its channels.
 

clog [klɑg] v. 塞满；阻塞，堵塞

Limiting the amount of pressure and speed needed for this electric company`s machines to power the region.

LJOVY MULEMANGABO, DIRECTOR, DR CONGO`S NATIONAL ELECTRIC COMPANY SNEL (through translator): We are forced to shut down the machines and start

removing the waste, clearing the grates. And when we stop the machines, power outages also occur.
 

grate [gret] n.（门窗等的）铁格栅

RUBADIRI (voice-over): Waste management issues, intensified by heavy rainfall, cause people`s abandoned trash to end up in the lake. Those mounds

mound [maʊnd] n.（一）堆

of garbage can have drastic consequences.
 

drastic [ˋdræstɪk] adj. severe; （尤指行动）严厉的，猛烈的，激烈的

MULEMANGABO (through translator): If they leave the waste lying in a street, in the gutters, it ends up in the Rwizi Dam. And this creates a lot
 

gutter [ˋgʌtɚ] n.（道路旁的）排水沟，街沟

of difficulties for us.

RUBADIRI (voice-over): As power outages plague the region small businesses suffer, these welders feel the pressure as production slows, confused and
 

plague [pleg] v. 使..受災禍

frustrated by the sporadic electricity in their workshop.
 

sporadic [spəˋrædɪk] adj. 断断续续的; 偶尔发生的；分散的

ALEX MBILIZI, METALWORKER (through translator): People tell us the power is out because of plastic bottles, but we don`t know what to do about these

bottles. If only there were a way to clear out these bottles so we could have electricity.

RUBADIRI (voice-over): Officials say there could be a way. If individual homes pick up waste, authorities say waste companies could then collect it

and bring it to a disposal site. But for now, it`s only an idea, one that may prove crucial in tackling the region`s pollution problem.

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WIRE: Today`s story, getting a 10 out of 10, some rocket building college students from the University of Southern California just broke an

international amateur record. Their Aftershock 2 went soaring up out of the Earth`s atmosphere, higher than any other amateur built rocket before.

CNN`s Jeremy Roth takes us to see the moment.

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JEREMY ROTH, CNN REPORTER: Watch a student-built rocket reach dizzying heights and, according to its creators, break a world record in the
 

dizzying [ˋdɪzɪɪŋ] adj. 令人头晕目眩的，令人眼花缭乱的

process. The rocket, named the Aftershock 2, was designed and built by the student-run USC Rocket Propulsion Lab at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.

The group took their creation to a testing site in Black Rock Desert, Nevada, where they let it rip, sending the student-built rocket, soaring at
 

rip [rɪp] v.【口】猛冲，飞速行进

Mach 5.5 speed, past the so-called Karman line, the boundary separating Earth`s atmosphere from space. According to the school, the rocket reached

a staggering 470,000 feet of altitude, smashing the previous international amateur record by a whopping 90,000 feet, which would mean the Aftershock 2
 

staggering [ˋstægərɪŋ] adj. 惊人的

altitude [ˋæltə͵tjud] n. 高度；海拔

soared further into space than any non-governmental and non-commercial group has ever flown before.

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WIRE: All right, rock stars. Our shout-out today goes to some of our friends in Los Angeles, California, who absolutely rock it. Ms. Rabina`s

class at King Middle School in the City of Angels. Keep shining bright, everyone.

Thanks to all of you for spending some time with us today. You are more powerful than you know.

I`m Coy Wire. I`ll see you right back here tomorrow on CNN 10.

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