viernes, 16 de enero de 2009

New 2: Passengers are rescued from the plane's wings

In New York's Hudson River have passed a miracle. One plane take off the airport ( La Guardia) and have had dangerous problems to rescue the passengers when aparently( because they are investigating the causes of the incident) a birds have crashed with the motor of the plane and has broken. 155 passengers are safe afterwards the difficult maneuver of the pilot.
When the plane take off the airport the had to did all the rout well but in a moment he did an emergency landing in the river, afortunately only have been injured persons and no deads. The serioust injured have been one man with two legs broken. If the plane had crashed into the city it would be a dissaster for the USA.The BBC's Greg Wood reports from New York that it was a true delivery from disaster, a commercial airliner forced to ditch in the river just next to the skyscrapers of mid-town Manhattan but with no fatalities.

skyscrapers: cel
erratic: irregular
aisle: nau

viernes, 9 de enero de 2009

New 1: "Bombs hit Gaza as UN urges truce"




Israeli aircraft continued to bomb Gaza overnight as the UN urged an immediate end to nearly two weeks of conflict between Israel and Hamas militants. The overnight, 50 air strikes.
It is estimated 770 Palestinians and 14 Israelis have been killed so far. They are working the negotiations but with the recently attacks, it's unworkable.

strike: in this situation strike means in catalan, Onades de atacs
A witness: is someone who has firsthand knowledge about a crime or dramatic event through their senses
allegations: denuncies

2cond Term is starting

Today I start the portfolio of the second term.