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First up today, President Obama announced a new plan for some changes to the U.S. military. The president`s idea is for the military to be leaner and cheaper. The country`s recent economic problems and the government`s budget concerns are part of this. And officials say they`re trying to balance America`s security needs and the country`s resources.

When he announced the new strategy yesterday, President Obama said the military`s budget will keep growing over the next 10 years, it just won`t grow as much as it had been. He said his goal is to keep the military strong and the nation secure. But critics say it`s a sign that America is retreating from its global responsibilities.

One Republican in Congress said the president`s strategy would mean America couldn`t guarantee support for its allies.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta -- he`s to the right of the president here -- he says while the U.S. force will be smaller, it`ll be more flexible and more technologically advanced. But the new strategy means the U.S. won`t be able to actively fight two major wars at once like it did for years in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Today`s Shoutout goes out to Ms. French`s students at Mill Creek Middle School in Comstock Park, Michigan. Detroit, Michigan, is also known by what nickname? You know what to do. Is it the Charm City, Emerald City, Motor City or Windy City? You`ve got three seconds, go.

Detroit is known as the Motor City because it`s the center of the U.S. auto industry. That`s your answer, and that`s your Shoutout.

Looks like some good news for the Motor City. U.S. auto industry`s Big Three -- that`s General Motors, Ford and Chrysler -- are all set to report profits in 2011. That hasn`t happened for seven years.

The Detroit companies will release their sales reports in the next few weeks. The U.S. auto industry took a major hit a few years ago. Ford survived on borrowed cash. GM and Chrysler needed bailouts from the government.

Some serious reorganizing helped lead to this financial turnaround, but it`s not a guarantee of more profits in the future. The auto industry is one of the most competitive industries on the planet.

Next up today, the race for the Republican presidential nomination. New Hampshire`s primary`s on Tuesday. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, who had a narrow win in Iowa this week, has a big lead in the polls in New Hampshire. So there are some experts who are already focusing on the next primary, and that`s going to happen in South Carolina on January 21st.

Mary Snow now looks at what could be a make-or-break event.

Iowa created a top tier of Republican candidates. Michele Bachmann`s now out, and others are fighting for momentum heading into New Hampshire. But the head of South Carolina`s Republican Party predicts his state will provide the next real make-or- break moment.

The Iowa winner hadn`t always been the nominee. The New Hampshire winner hadn`t always been the nominee. But since 1980, we have picked the eventual nominee. And so I believe this is where the race really starts, and I think this is where it`s going to be decided, too.

Case in point: the 2008 Republican primary, where Mike Huckabee won Iowa with the help of evangelicals. But John McCain eventually became the party`s nominee. Like Iowa, the Christian Right has a heavy influence in South Carolina, but there are some key differences among voters there.

In 2008, 60 percent of South Carolina`s Republican primary voters were evangelicals or born-again Christians. Of the 40 percent not in that category, they favored John McCain over Mike Huckabee, leading McCain to win the state.

Political watchers say social issues are a motivating force for evangelicals in South Carolina, but not a sole factor.

Simply saying I`m an evangelical is not enough to win them over. You have to say, "I`m the evangelical candidate," or I`m a moral candidate. I am concerned about the social issue you`re concerned with, but I`m also concerned about the debt and the deficit.

Along with fiscal conservatives, there`s also a large number of active and retired military personnel living in South Carolina. And a win here is seen as key to winning the South.

If you can appeal to the conservatives in South Carolina, if you can win in the heat and occasional dirty politicking of South Carolina, then you`re the type of candidate who has the mettle to move on. It does often provide a firewall.

One other thing to watch in South Carolina is the issue of jobs and the economy. Unlike Iowa and New Hampshire, where the unemployment rate is below the national average, South Carolina`s unemployment rate is 9.9 percent -- Mary Snow, CNN, New York[qh]
 

今天的首要节目是总统奥巴马宣布了一项新的计划,这就是针对美国军队的一些变化。总统的想法是让军队瘦身而且更为廉价。国家近期的经济问题和政府的预算问题是其中原因之一。官方称他们正试图平衡美国的安全需要及国家的资源优化。
当他昨天宣布了新的战略后,美国总统奥巴马表示军事预算将在未来十年保持增长,而这一增长的幅度不会像过去以往那样。他说他的目标是保持军队强大,保证国家安全。但是,批评人士表示这是表明美国正在退出其全球责任。
在国会一名共和党人称总统的策略将意味着美国连支持其盟友都不能保证。
国防部长利帕纳塔称他是一位奇怪的总统,虽然美国的国力会更小,但它会更加灵活,而且会掌握更多的先进技术。但是新的策略意味着美国再不能积极对抗像伊拉克和阿富汗这样的两大战争。
今天的大喊答题节目环节的题目是密歇根科马斯托克公园米尔•克雷库中学弗兰奇女士的学生提供。底特律,密歇根州也有什么外号?你知道要做什么。是魅力城市,翡翠城,汽车城市还是风城?你有三秒钟时间,3,2,1，现在揭晓答案。
底特律被称为汽车城，因为它是美国汽车工业的中心。这是你的答案吗？这就是本期的大喊答题节目。
看上去汽车城有些好消息。美国汽车行业的三巨头——那就是通用汽车、福特和克莱斯勒——都已经报道在2011年盈利。已经七年之久没有发生过这样的事情。
底特律的公司在接下来的几个星期将会发布其销售报告。美国汽车行业将引起很大轰动,就像几年前一样。福特从借款现金中幸存,而通用和克莱斯勒需要政府的救助。
一些严重的重组导致这一金融局势好转,但这不是一个将带来更大利润的保证。汽车行业永远都是最有竞争力的行业。
今天接下来的节目,竞选共和党总统提名。新罕布什尔州将于周二初选。本周在爱荷华艰难得胜的前马萨诸塞州州长罗姆尼在新罕布什尔州的民意调查中有一个较大的领先优势。所以,一些专家已经准备着手下一场竞选,我们等待着1月21日在南卡罗来纳揭晓答案。
玛丽报道这可能是成王败寇的事件。
爱荷华州拥有顶级的共和党候选人。米歇尔现在出局,其他人则将奋斗的势头投向新罕布什尔州。但是南卡罗来纳州的共和党预测他们的家乡才将决定胜利。
爱荷华州的冠军一直不是总统候选人提名者。在新罕布什尔州的胜利者一直不是民主党的总统候选人。但是自从1980年以来,我们已经有了最终的提名者。所以我相信这就是竞选真正的开始,我认为,这是决定的时刻。
例子:2008年共和党初选,在爱荷华州的麦克•哈克比的帮助下赢得了福音派教徒。但麦凯恩最后成为候选人。爱荷华州基督教右派在南卡罗来纳有极大影响,但是有一些关键选民之间的差异。
在2008年,60%的南卡罗来纳州的共和党初选选民是福音派基督徒。40%不属于这个范畴,他们赞成约翰•麦凯恩而非领先麦凯恩获胜的麦克•哈克比。
政治观察家表示社会问题对于南卡罗来纳福音派是一个动力,但并不是唯一的因素。
简单的说我是一个福音派，所有并不足以取胜。你不得不说:“我是福音派的候选人,”或我是一个道德的候选人。我很担心你关心的社会问题,但是我也同样关心债务和赤字问题。
随着财政保守,在南卡罗来纳军队人员中的退休生活也是无比轻松。在这里获胜就意味着赢得南方。
如果你可以上诉南卡罗来纳保守党,如果你可以获得政治和偶尔的拉票,那么你是那种继续前进的勇敢候选人。它确实经常提供防火墙。
还有一件事在南卡罗来纳,问题就是就业和经济。不像爱荷华和新罕布什尔,因为失业率低于全国平均水平,南卡罗来州的失业率为9.9%,CNN,玛丽,从纽约为您发回的报道。

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1. announce v.  宣布, 宣告

I hope to announce the winner shortly.
我希望马上宣布胜利者的名字。
2. security n.  安全, 保证

I'll undertake for your security.
我将保证你的安全。

3. responsibility n.  责任, 职责

The prescription of drugs is a doctor's responsibility.
开药方是医生的职责。

4. strategy n.  策略, 战略

Each country needs to forge its own industrial development strategy.
每个国家都需要制定自己的工业发展战略。

5. industry n.  工业, 产业

Since the advent of atomic power, there have been great changes in industry.
自从原子动力问世以后，工业发生了巨大的变化。