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Another Frustrating Blackout In Cuba

 

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in Cuba where a power grid collapse

triggered a nationwide blackout cuban

officials said failures at a substation

 

substation [ˋsʌb͵steʃən] n. 变电所

 

in Havana Friday evening began a chain

reaction that completely shut down power

generation across the island more than

10 million people were without power for

days until power was gradually restored

starting in Havana Cuba's capital Sunday

night the Nationwide power outage is the

fourth major loss of power in only six

months for nearly a week in October last

year most of Cuba suffered near total

blackouts making it the worst energy

outage in decades while Cubans are used

to having their power go out more often

than they'd like this event is the

latest in a series of failures for the

island struggling with aging

infrastructure natural disasters and

economic uncertainty Cuban officials

have previously blamed U.S. economic

sanctions for crippling an already

debilitated energy sector since 1962 the

 

debilitated [dɪˋbɪlə͵tetɪd] adj. 疲惫不堪的；操劳过度的

 

US has imposed a full trade embargo or

an official ban on trade in response to

actions taken by Cuba's communist

government it remains in place today

blocking important goods and services

from being imported to the island nation

on the other hand critics say the Cuban

government has not done enough to invest

in infrastructure or to keep the power

grid on the island working optimally our

Patrick Oppmann is in Havana with more

including how people there are getting by

 

get by ph. (勉强) 过活

 

without electricity most if not all

of Cuba is in a complete blackoutat

 

blackout [ˋblæk͵aʊt] n. 灯火管制；灯暗；熄灯；停电

 

the moment and the only reason we're

able to do this uh report is because we

have a generator going that's the racket

you probably hear behind me the vast

majority of Cubans are not so lucky and

so if you drive around Havana at the

moment I've not seen any street lights

that are working it is a little bit

hairy getting around uh the city and

 

hairy [ˋhɛrɪ] adj.  惊险的;（尤指）刺激的

 

most people are at home sitting in

the dark uh trying not to open the

fridge because uh they are afraid

that they will lose the food that they

have uh that they have to Simply wait

out this latest blackout the lucky few

that do have generators are searching uh

for more gas more diesel to keep them

running and people are concerned because

even though this is the fourth

Nationwide blackout something that's

quite extraordinary in Cuba a place

 

extraordinary [ɪkˋstrɔrdn͵ɛrɪ] adj. 异常的；特别的，破例的

 

that's used to power shortages uh the

fourth blackout that's taking place in 6

months uh this is not this latest

blackout is not the result of a

hurricane or any kind of natural

disaster it is simply uh been caused

Cuban officials say by a fluctuation in

 

fluctuation [͵flʌktʃʊˋeʃən] n. 波动，起伏不定

 

in power and the fact that has brought down

 

bring down 打落; 撂倒; 使…跌倒; 使…坍塌

 

the entire Grid 10 million people

essentially in the dark is very

concerning officials say that as the

hours go by they are working on bringing

up what they call sort of micro system

small Pockets uh in cities around this

 

pocket [ˋpɑkɪt] n.（孤立的）小块地区

 

island and giving those uh small Pockets

uh Power and then bringing back uh

larger power plants that is really uh

yet to ledany uh City though in large

fashion being brought back online Havana

at this hour is completely without power

and even though certain Pockets uh of

cities do have power we're told you know

it's not really significant and as the

hours go by people begin uh to lose

their food their tempers uh get uh

 

temper [ˋtɛmpɚ] n. 脾气

 

shorter and shorter and certainly the

concern is as we get into the summer

months that this kind of Nationwide

blackout could become more

common

 

pop quiz,Hot Shot how many

sunrises and sunsets do astronauts

aboard the International Space Station

experience in 24 hours

 

1,

10

16

24

 

your answer is 16 orbiting at a speed

of 17,500 mph astronauts on the ISS

witness a sunrise or sunset

approximately every 45 minutes resulting

in 16 sunrises and sunsets in 24 hours

American astronauts Butch Wilmore and

SuniWilliams are no strangers to the

16 sunrises and sunsets that can be seen

aboard the International Space Station

each day they've been stuck up there for

more than nine months their trip to

space aboard the first crewedtest flight

of Boeing Starliner capsule was supposed

to last just 8 days but due to multiple

technical problems with the vehicle they

are still up there now Mr Wilmore and

Miss Williams are one step closer to

making their way home the crew 10 Mission

launched on Friday and docked at the ISS

on Sunday delivering the crew of

astronauts who will take over duties

from Williams andWilmore our Nick

Valencia shows us how the pair have

spent their Extended Stay in space

before their planned return home this

week what a long strange trip it's been

let's get going now let's put some fire

in this

rocket it's been a 9-month Odyssey That

 

odyssey [ˋɑdəsɪ] n. 长途飘泊

 

was supposed to last about a week last

June SuniWilliams andButch Wilmore

rode on an initial wave of excitement as

Boeing Starliner capsule flew to the ISS

with a crew aboard for the first time

but it was a bumpy ride marked by helium

leaks and propulsion issues and NASA

decided a return trip with astronauts on

board was too risky looking back on the

extended Mission Williams told CNN it's

all part of the job you do what's right

for the team and what was right for the

team is to stay up  here and be

Expedition crew members uh for the

International Space Station so you know

you have to just pivot you have to

 

pivot [ˋpɪvət]  v. to make a dramatic change in policy, position, or strategy

 

change your plan and then go with it and

make the best of it both astronauts said

they're looking forward to seeing their

families again NASA says Williams and

Wilmore completed hundreds of hours of

research and science experiments while

on the ISS including a spacewalk

together GCA completes we are just

fortunate and thankful though that we

have seats and we'll be coming home

riding the plasma splashing down in the

ocean so that's what we're looking

forward to

 

now to news about a bagel

boom in Beijing bagels are pretty common

for many of us especially here in the US

but across the world in China they were

never really a thing but recently

they've become a new must-have food craze

let's go to our Mark Stewart in Beijing

to find out why locals are paying 10 to

20 times more for the dough licious rolls

than they do for the more traditional

snacks and buns some say they're much

more than just bread with a hole they

are a whole vibe

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this is a new kind of bread from

my

perspective.Is eating a bagel a cool

thing to do in

China at first I thought it was quite

cool because there weren't any bagels

before but now I think it's already a

regular option for me however some

people still do not quite get it the

baking bustle has begun at this Bagel

Bakery but this isn't New York City this

is Beijing China you could say the

city's booming with Bagels in cafes,on

phone delivery apps,and on social

media healthy goodlooking and it's also

a new trend this is a traditional

Chinese bun and like a bagel it's made

of flour and water but bagels cost 10 to

20 times more on average and people are

willing to pay for it one of the newest

stores Bagel bugelopened in Beijing just

a few months ago why do you think bagels

are so popular right now in Beijing

young people they are more and more like

the life uh healthy lifestyle and they

also get so many news in the social

media to uh know the bagel is a healthy food

[Applause]

today's story getting a 10 out of

10 another curiously shaped Cheeto up

for auction check out this NBA legend

Michael Jordan inspired Cheeto shaped

like the Jumpman logo it's coming in

flaming hot on the heels of Cheetozard

the Pokemon shaped Cheeto auctioned

earlier this month for nearly 90,000bucks

 

This new Cheeto seemingly depicts the six-time NBA champ,

his Royal Airness.

And his iconic silhouette.

on the verge of dunking.

 

dunk [dʌŋk] n.【篮】灌篮，扣篮

 

Goldin auctions is bringing the collectible snack up for bid.

And it begs the question, will the iconic jumpman cheeto

surpass the nearly $90,000 Cheetozard?

Or will pokemon reign supreme?

 

reign supreme 称霸

 

All right, here is a famous Michael Jordan quote.

about never giving up for you to munch on.

 

munch 津津有味地嚼[（+away/at/on）]

 

He once said, "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career."

"I've lost almost 300 games."

"26 times I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot."

"And missed."

"I’ve failed over and over and  over again."

"In my life."

"And that is why I succeed."

All right, our shout out goes to my Panthers.

at James Hart Middle School.

in Homewood, Illinois.

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