美联社新闻一分钟 2005-07-25
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1. London's police commissioner 1 says he regrets the killing 2 of a man mistaken by officers to be a suspect in the recent terror bombings.
2. Thailand issues and then lifts a tsunami 3 warning after a major earthquake hits an area of India devastated 5 by December's tsunami.
3. A suicide attacker explodes a truck outside a Baghdad police station Sunday, killing more than 20 people and wounding 30 others.
4. Egypt is searching for 3 suspected bombers 6 believed to have escaped Saturday's bombings in the Red Sea resort Sharm El Sheik.
5. And Lance Armstrong closes out his career with a 7th consecutive 7 win of the Tour de France after pedalling into Paris.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. commissioner :N-COUNT;commissioner,commissioners
A commissioner is an important official in a government department or other organization.
eg. As baseball commissioner, Chandler was instrumental in making Jackie Robinson the first black player in the major leagues.
2. devastate 4 :VB=ravage,wreck;devastate,devastates 8,devastating,devastated
If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.
eg. A few days before, a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle.
3. pedal :VB;pedal pedals pedalling pedalled
When you pedal a bicycle, you push the pedals around with your feet to make it move.
eg.She climbed on her bike with a feeling of pride and pedalled the five miles home.
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
- 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。
- Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
- Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
- A few days before,a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle.几天前，温莎城堡的大部分被一场大火烧毁。
- Earthquakes can also cause tsunamis,which devastate coastal regions.地震还引发海啸，它直接破坏海岸地区。
- The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
- His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
- Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
- The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。
- Strip mining devastates whole regions, leaving bare and useless ground. 露天矿产毁坏全部区域，离开赤裸和无用的地面。 来自互联网
- Prostitution is a profession that devastates the lives of young women. 雏妓这个职业是对女孩子极度的摧残。 来自互联网