美联社新闻一分钟 2005-11-21
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1.President Bush presses China to expand religious, political and social freedoms and wins renewed promises to open Chinese markets to US businesses.
2. An ambush 1 on a joint 2 US-Iraqi patrol northwest of Baghdad and ensuing firefight kills 15 civilians 3, 8 insurgents 4 and a US Marine.
3. Iran's parliament votes to require the government to block international nuclear inspections 6 if the country is referred to the UN Security Council.
4. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's Jordanian family renounce 7s him after his Al-Qaida in Iraq group claims responsibility for suicide attacks in Amman.
5. And a Japanese man defends his hamburger-eating title wolfing down 76 mini burgers , winning a contest in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.press: if you press someonen, you try hard to persuade them to do something.
2.renewed: means starting again, especially with increased interest or strength.
3.ensuing: ensuing events happen immediately after other events, like ensuing fighting/battle/conflict/debate/ 也可以: ensuring days/months,就是表达the days,months after an event. e.g. The situation deteriorated 9 over the ensuring weeks.
4.Marine: a soldier who serves on a ship, especially a member of the Royal Marines or the US Marine 5 Corps 10
5.renounce: if you renounce an official positon,title,right etc, you publicly say that you will not keep it any more. e.g.She renounced 11 her citizenship 12. = give up
6.Chattanooga: 查塔努加[美国田纳西州
- Our soldiers lay in ambush in the jungle for the enemy.我方战士埋伏在丛林中等待敌人。
- Four men led by a sergeant lay in ambush at the crossroads.由一名中士率领的四名士兵埋伏在十字路口。
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
- The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
- 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。
- Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
- Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent.她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
- It was painful for him to renounce his son.宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。
- Japan renounces all right, title and claim to Formosa and the Pescadores. 日本放弃对福尔摩沙（台湾）及澎湖的一切权利，主张（名称）及所有权。 来自互联网
- He renounces Christianity, temporarily straining his relationship with his parents. 他放弃了基督教信仰，从而与父母的关系暂时变得紧张。 来自互联网
- Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards. 她的健康状况急剧恶化，不久便去世了。
- His condition steadily deteriorated. 他的病情恶化，日甚一日。
- The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
- 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。
- We have renounced the use of force to settle our disputes. 我们已再次宣布放弃使用武力来解决争端。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Andrew renounced his claim to the property. 安德鲁放弃了财产的所有权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
- Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。