2012.03.14CNN听力.docx

CNN news 2012-03-14CARL AZUZ, HOST, CNN STUDENT NEWS: You might have lost an hour over the weekend. I know I lost an hour of sleep. Fortunately, though, we are all right on time for the start of a new week of CNN Student News. Hello, everyone, from the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia, I`m Carl Azuz.First up, officials from NATO, the U.S. and Afghanistan are investigating a shooting that took place in Afghanistan over the weekend. An American soldier allegedly left his base and killed more than a dozen Afghan civilians, including women and children, in two villages. He then went back to the base and turned himself in.AZUZ (/englishlistening/voice-over): Officials say the alleged shooter was acting on his own. They don`t have any possible motives for the attack. One NATO commander said that the, quote, appalling incident in no way represents the values of coalition troops or the abiding respect we feel for the Afghan people.The U.S. ambassador assured the people of Afghanistan that whoever is responsible will be brought to justice.AZUZ: Tears, prayers and a moment of silence: those were some of the ways in which Japan marked the tragic anniversary of last year`s devastating earthquake and tsunami.AZUZ (/englishlistening/voice-over): Extraordinary images like these show you how powerful and destructive these natural disasters were. More than 15,000 people were killed by the quake and tsunami.AZUZ: And last year, right after it happened, we asked you to share your thoughts and words of encouragement for the victims of these disasters. We asked you to put those on our blog, and here`s what some of you had to say at that time.AZUZ (/englishlistening/voice-over): From Libby, The devastation is just so mind- blowing. My prayers go to those affected by this disaster.Guffey said, We should show our support for the people of Japan, perhaps by donating money or supplies.Elizabeth said that, despite all the chaos, there are people who struggle to live and have hope that things wi