美联社新闻一分钟 2006-11-09
时间：2018-12-01 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. Donald Rumsfeld resigned Wednesday as Secretary of Defense 1. President Bush made the announcement during a press conference at the White House, saying he would nominate former CIA director Robert Gates to the post.
2. In Montana, Democratic challenger John Tester has won a very close US Senate race against incumbent 2 and Republican Senator Conrad Burns. With 99% of the precincts reporting, Tester had a lead of just over 3,000 votes.
3. Arabs are outraged 3 over an Israeli attack that killed 18 people in a Gaza town. The Palestinian Health Ministry 4 says among the dead are 8 children from an extended family. An exiled leader of Hamas has declared an end to the truce 5 with Israel and says his group will retaliate 6 "in deeds, not words".
4. And on Interstate 85 near Charlotte, North Carolina, 2 pickups carrying 2 very different kinds of cargo 7 collided Tuesday, leaving a truck full of cows mingling 8 on the road next to a steeple from a church. No one was seriously injured
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. precinct : N=COUNT
A precinct is a part of a city which has its own police force and fire service.
2. extended family : N-COUNT
An extended family is a family group which includes relatives such as uncles, aunts, and grandparents, as well as parents, children, and brothers and sisters.
3. steeple : N-COUNT
A steeple is a tall pointed 9 structure on top of the tower of a church.
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
- It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。
- Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
- He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
- She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
- He sought every opportunity to retaliate against his enemy.他找机会向他的敌人反击。
- It is strictly forbidden to retaliate against the quality inspectors.严禁对质量检验人员进行打击报复。
- The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
- A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。