CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: Welcome to CNN STUDENT NEWS. I`m Carl Azuz. This is our last show of 2014.

欢迎收看CNN学生新闻，我是Carl Azuz，这是我们2014年最后一期节目。

Before we head up for the holidays, we`ve got a few things to catch you up on, one of them, the U.S. stock market. Yesterday was the best day of the year for the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 important stocks. It rose 420 points. Why? Well, the Federal Reserve, the Central Bank of the U.S. made comments suggesting that the U.S. economy is on track to keep growing. Investors like that.

在我们迎接假期之前我有几件事情要告诉你。其中一件就是美国股票市场。昨天对于30个重要股票中道琼斯工业平均指数来讲是一年中最好的一天，上升了420点。为什么呢?是因为联邦储备。美国中央银行作出评论暗示美国经济有望继续保持增长。投资者喜欢这一讲话。

Also, the Russian ruble`s showing signs that it`s stabilizing. That`s good news for Europe. International markets are connected, so a jump in one can help others. Markets from Europe to Asia were making gains.

同时，俄罗斯卢布出现稳定迹象。这对于欧洲来讲是非常好的新闻。国际市场是相互连接在一起的，所以一个国家经济出现好转迹象可以帮助带动其他国家经济发展。欧洲到亚洲的经济市场都可以得到好处。

Another story in the headlines: the flu. The Centers for Disease Control says it`s widespread at 14 states, in one county in northwest Georgia, 17 percent of students were out sick, and 16 percent of teachers. So, the superintendent closed all ten schools days before the scheduled Christmas break.

还有一条头条新闻就是流感。美国疾病控制中心表示流感范围已经扩大到了14个州，在乔治亚州西北部的一个县，有17%的学生和16%的老师感染流感病毒。所以，10所学校在圣诞假期来临之前关闭。

Similar situations in other states from North Carolina to Minnesota. Flu season usually starts in the fall, it peaks in January or February. This one could be worse, partly because officials say this year`s vaccine isn`t as effective as usual.

从北卡罗来纳州到明尼苏达州都出现了类似状况。流感季节通常开始于秋天，在一月或者二月情况最严重。今年这场流感情况更加糟糕，部分原因是因为今年的疫苗没有像往常一样起到预防效果。

CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: Welcome to CNN STUDENT NEWS. I`m Carl Azuz. This is our last show of 2014.

Before we head up for the holidays, we`ve got a few things to catch you up on, one of them, the U.S. stock market. Yesterday was the best day of the year for the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 important stocks. It rose 420 points. Why? Well, the Federal Reserve, the Central Bank of the U.S. made comments suggesting that the U.S. economy is on track to keep growing. Investors like that.

Also, the Russian ruble`s showing signs that it`s stabilizing. That`s good news for Europe. International markets are connected, so a jump in one can help others. Markets from Europe to Asia were making gains.

Another story in the headlines: the flu. The Centers for Disease Control says it`s widespread at 14 states, in one county in northwest Georgia, 17 percent of students were out sick, and 16 percent of teachers. So, the superintendent closed all ten schools days before the scheduled Christmas break.

Similar situations in other states from North Carolina to Minnesota. Flu season usually starts in the fall, it pick s in January or February. This one could be worse, partly because officials say this year`s vaccine isn`t as effective as usual.