美联社新闻一分钟 2005-10-17
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1. Iraq's constitution seems assured of passage despite strong opposition 1 from Sunni Arabs, who voted in surprisingly high numbers in an effort to block it.
2. President Bush portrays 2 the Iraqi vote on a new constitution as a victory for opponents of terrorism and a sign that the country is moving toward democracy.
3. A bus carrying high-school students home from a band competition collides with a semitruck on an interstate in Wisconsin, killing 3 5 passengers.
4. A Pakistani official says 40,000 people died in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir in last week's earthquake, raising the overall death toll 4 to more than 54,000.
5. And fashion giant Burberry is threatening legal action against another British company that makes quirky clothing for ferrets, including a checked cape 5 and cap.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. semitruck=semitrailer
n.（名词）
A trailer having a set or several sets of wheels at the rear only, with the forward portion being supported by the truck tractor or towing vehicle.
半挂车：在后部有一套或若干套轮子，前部由牵引车或牵引机动车支撑的挂车
2. interstate
2 interstate interstates
In the United States, an interstate is a major road linking states.
We were driving along Interstate 280, toward my home in Woodside.
...the southbound lane of Interstate 75.
N-COUNT: also N num
3. quirky
quirky quirkier quirkiest
Something or someone that is quirky is rather odd or unpredictable in their appearance, character, or behaviour.
We've developed a reputation for being quite quirky and original.
ADJ-GRADED
· quirkiness
You will probably notice an element of quirkiness in his behaviour.
N-UNCOUNT
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- The museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of canals. 博物馆的藏品让运河200 年的历史再现眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The film portrays Gandhi as a kind of superman. 这部电影把甘地描绘成一个超人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。