CNN英语听力2012年08月合辑（文本＋翻译）：20120808.doc

1、First up today, a man from Massachusetts is charged with plotting an attack on Washington D.C.one official says Rezwan Ferdaus was never really a threat but he was the target of the undercover FBI investigation.Law enforcement officers have been in close contact with the 26-year-old US citizen for m

2、onths. According to these authorities,Rezwan Ferdaus planned to use remote-controlled airplanes,like what you saw just the moment ago,to attack the pentagon in the US capital.These remote-controlled planes are pretty big, they are actually about 1/10 the size of the full-size aircraft.Rezwan Ferdaus

3、 was arrested on Wednesday.Official says there is no evidence that he was connected to a terrorism organization.Health officials are trying to make sure the severe outbreak of contaminated food doesnt get worse. At least 13 people have died and more than 70 the other folks got sick for eating cantal

4、oupes that has been contaminated with the bacteria called listeria.According to the center for disease control and prevention, about 1,600 people get seriously ill from listeria every year. Around 260 of those die. One official said its ok to eat cantaloupes as long as you are certain it didnt come

5、from Jason farm in Colorado. If you have any doubts about it, the official says, its better to throw the food away.首先是今天的头条新闻,这位来自麻萨诸塞州被指控密谋袭击华盛顿官员的家伙，雷泽瓦福雷德斯从来就不是真正的威胁,但他的目标是揭发FBI的调查。执法官员数月来一直密切接触这位26岁的美国公民。根据当局称, 雷泽瓦福雷德斯计划使用遥控飞机,就像你刚才看到的一样,他的目的是攻击美国的五角大楼。这些遥控飞机相当大,而实际上大约是全尺寸飞机大小的1/10。雷泽瓦福雷德斯已于周三被逮捕。官员称没有证据表明他与恐怖主义组织有所关联。卫生官员正试图确保严重爆发的食物污染问题不会变得更糟。至少13人已经因此而丧命,超过70人因食用哈密瓜而染病,而这些哈密瓜已经被感染叫做李斯特菌的细菌。根据疾病控制及预防中心表示,大约有1600人每年都会感染李斯特菌。约有260人死亡。一位官员称只要不是吃来自科罗拉多州杰森农场的哈密瓜就没有问题。如果有疑问,官方表示,最好不要吃。