美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-01
时间：2019-01-07 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(七)月
1. Coastal 1 fog has brought hope of relief to firefighters battling Northern California's wildfires. More than 1,400 fires are still burning in that state. The fires were mostly started by lightning storms but quickly spread because of dry conditions.
2. The Pentagon is charging a Saudi Arabian man with organizing and directing the bombing of the USS Cole. And the military is seeking the death penalty against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri. Seventeen American sailors were killed in the 2000 attack.
3. The death of a pregnant Fort Bragg soldier is now being treated as a homicide. Army specialist Megan Touma was found dead in a Fayetteville, North Carolina motel last week. Police say they have a person of interest in that case.
4. And Floyd Landis has lost his final chance to retain his 2006 Tour de France title. The Court of Arbitration 2 for Sport upheld previous rulings. Landis's positive doping test was valid 3. The American cyclist was banned from the sport for two years for cheating.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. USS Cole: “科尔”号战舰
USS
United States Ship; letters which go before the name of a ship to show that it belongs to the American government.
The second USS Cole (DDG-67) is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyer homeported in NS Norfolk, Virginia. The Cole is named in honor of Marine 4 Sergeant 5 Darrell S. Cole, a machine-gunner killed in action on Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945. The ship was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding and delivered to the Navy on 11 March 1996.
On October 12, 2000, the Cole was damaged by a suicide attack while harbored in the Yemeni port of Aden.
2. Fort Bragg: 布雷格堡（基地）
Fort Bragg is a major United States Army installation, in Cumberland and Hoke Counties, North Carolina, U.S., near Fayetteville. It is also a census-designated place and as of 2000, had a population of 29,183. The fort is named for Confederate Army General Braxton Bragg.
3. homicide: n.
Homicide is the illegal killing 6 of a person.
= murder
4. retain: v.
To retain something means to continue to have that thing.
= keep
5. Tour de France: 环法自行车赛
a famous bicycle race that takes place in France each year. The race goes all over France and continues for about three weeks. On each day the rider who is leading the race wears a special yellow shirt.
6. The Court of Arbitration for Sport: 国际体育仲裁法院
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; Tribunal Arbitral du Sport or TAS in French) is an arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sports. Its headquarters are in Lausanne; there are additional courts located in New York City and Sydney, with ad-hoc courts created in Olympics host cities as required.
7. positive: adj.
If a medical or scientific test is positive, it shows that something has happened or is present.
8. doping: n.
the practice of using drugs to improve performance in a sport.
doping scandal/ban/test etc
9. person of interest:
Person of interest is a phrase used by law enforcement when announcing the name of someone involved in a criminal investigation 7 who has not yet been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It is often used as a euphemism 8 for suspect, and can sometimes result in a trial by media.
- The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
- This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
- The wage disagreement is under arbitration.工资纠纷正在仲裁中。
- Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding.双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。
- His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
- Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？
- Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
- His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
- How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。