美联社新闻一分钟 2005-10-13
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1. Iraqi lawmakers convene 1 a special parliamentary session to consider a last-minute compromise meant to gain Sunni support for a draft constitution.
2. As weather clears and aid begins pouring into Pakistan, rescuers using search dogs and listening devices pull a dazed girl from the rubble 2 of her home.
3. A 64-year-old retired 3 teacher seen on videotape being beaten by New Orleans police pleads not guilty to charges of being drunk and resisting arrest.
4. President Bush says his advisers 4 are telling conservatives about the religious beliefs of Supreme 5 Court nominee 6 Harriet Miers because they are interested in her background.
5. British tabloids 7 report actor Daniel Craig has been tapped to be the next 007, replacing Pierce Brosnan, which will make Craig the first blond Bond.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. convene
convene convenes 8 convening 9 convened 10
If someone convenes a meeting or conference, they arrange for it to take place. You can also say that people convene or that a meeting convenes. (FORMAL)
Last August he convened a meeting of his closest advisers at Camp David.
Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.
...the convening of an international peace conference.
V-ERG
2. tap
4 tap taps tapping tapped
If you tap a resource or situation, you make use of it by getting from it something that you need or want.
He owes his election to having tapped deep public disillusion 11 with professional politicians.
The company is tapping shareholders 12 for s15.8 million.
The Campbell Soup Company says it will try to tap into Japan's rice market.
VB
3. blonde
2 blonde blonder
Someone who is blonde has blonde hair.
She was tall, blonde, and attractive.
He was blonder than his brother.
...the striking blond actor.
ADJ-GRADED The form blonde is usually used to refer to women, and blond to refer to men
- The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
- Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。
- After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
- After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
- The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
- Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
- a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
- She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
- Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
- The story was on the front pages of all the tabloids. 所有小报都在头版报道了这件事。
- The story made the front page in all the tabloids. 这件事成了所有小报的头版新闻。
- The Premier convenes and presides over the executive meetings and plenary meetings of the State Council. 总理召集和主持国务院常务会议和国务院全体会议。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法
- Chinese woman tenth the National People Congress convenes grandly today in Beijing. 中国妇女第十次全国代表大会今天在北京隆重召开。
- When convening the assembly, however, you shall blow without sounding an alarm. 民10:7但招聚会众的时候、们要吹号、不要吹出大声。
- We warmly welcome the convening of Asia-Europe meeting in London. 热烈欢迎亚欧会议在伦敦召开。
- The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。
- The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。
- Do not say anything to disillusion them.别说什么叫他们泄气的话。
- I'd hate to be the one to disillusion him.我不愿意成为那个让他幻想破灭的人。
- The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
- the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任