美联社新闻一分钟 2005-07-29
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1. The Shuttle Discovery docking at the International Space Station, NASA says it's safe to fly home unscathed by dangerous foam 1 shrapnel .
2. In a major move to revive Northern Ireland peace efforts, the IRA says it's ending its 35-year armed campaign and resuming disarmament.
3. British authorities during dawn raids arrest 9 more men in connection with last week's botched attacks on London's transit 2 system.
4. Rescuers pull bodies from rivers of mud in and around Bombay as the death toll 3 from India's record-breaking monsoon 4 rains tops 500.
5. And Radovan Karadzic's wife urges the fugitive 5 Bosnian Serb leader to surrender to the UN war crimes tribunal for the sake of his family.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. dock :V-ERG;dock,docks,docking,docked
When a ship docks or is docked, it is brought into a dock.
eg. The vessel 6 docked at Liverpool in April 1811.
eg. The aircraft carrier has been docked there since last month.
2. unscathed :ADJ-GRADED: ADJ after v, v-link ADJ;= unharmed;unscathed
If you are unscathed after a dangerous experience, you have not been injured or harmed by it.
eg. Tony emerged unscathed apart from a severely 7 bruised 8 finger.
eg. East Los Angeles was left relatively 9 unscathed by the riots.
3. shrapnel :N-UNCOUNT;shrapnel
Shrapnel consists of small pieces of metal which are scattered 10 from exploding bombs and shells.
eg. He was hit by shrapnel from a grenade.
4. botch :VB=bungle;botch,botches,botching,botched
If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily. (INFORMAL)
eg. It is a silly idea and he has botched it.
eg. ...a botched job.
5. record-breaking :ADJ: ADJ n;record-breaking
A record-breaking success, result, or performance is one that beats the previous best success, result, or performance.
eg. Australia's rugby union side enjoyed a record-breaking win over France.
6. monsoon :N-COUNT: oft the N;monsoon,monsoons
The monsoon is the season in Southern Asia when there is a lot of very heavy rain.
eg. ...the end of the monsoon.
eg. ...monsoon flooding.
7. fugitive :N-COUNT;fugitive,fugitives
A fugitive is someone who is running away or hiding, usually in order to avoid being caught by the police.
eg. The rebel leader was a fugitive from justice.
eg. ...the fugitive train robber.
- The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
- The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。
- His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
- The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。
- 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。
- The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。
- The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。
- The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。
- The fugitive is believed to be headed for the border.逃犯被认为在向国境线逃窜。
- The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
- You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
- He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
- He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
- his bruised and bloodied nose 他沾满血的青肿的鼻子
- She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。
- The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
- The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。