美联社新闻一分钟 2005-07-30
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1 Police raids in London and Rome, round up the last of the suspected attackers in last week's failed transit 1 bombings in Britain's capital.
2 Breaking with President Bush, Senate Majority Leader Frist throws his support behind the Stem-Cell Bill, saying it's a matter of science.
3 An Iraqi judge says Saddam Hussein faced questions over a quashed Shiite uprising . Elsewhere a suicide blast kills Iraqi army volunteers.
4 North Korean nuclear disarmament talks stretch into their longest round yet, but the top US envoy 2 stresses this isn't going to be easy.
5 And NASA's chief says he isn't giving up on another shuttle launch this year, despite suspending flights to fix the foam 3 insulation 4 problem.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. quash :VB=put down;quash,quashes,quashing,quashed
To quash a rebellion or protest means to stop it, often in a violent way.
eg. Troops were displaying an obvious reluctance 5 to get involved in quashing demonstrations 6.
2. uprising :N-COUNT: usu sing=rebellion, revolt;uprising,uprisings
When there is an uprising, a group of people start fighting against the people who are in power in their country, because they want to bring about a political change.
eg. ...a popular uprising against the authoritarian 7 government...
eg. Isolated 8 attacks in the north-east of the country have now turned into a full-scale uprising.
3. insulation :N-UNCOUNT;insulation
Insulation is a thick layer of a substance that keeps something warm, especially a building.
eg. High electricity bills point to a poor heating system or bad insulation.
eg. A wet suit provides excellent insulation.
- 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。
- Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
- The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。
- 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。
- Please examine the insulation of the electric wires in my house.请检查一下我屋子里电线的绝缘情况。
- It is always difficult to assure good insulation between the electric leads.要保证两个电触头之间有良好的绝缘总是很困难的。
- The police released Andrew with reluctance.警方勉强把安德鲁放走了。
- He showed the greatest reluctance to make a reply.他表示很不愿意答复。
- Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
- The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
- Foreign diplomats suspect him of authoritarian tendencies.各国外交官怀疑他有着独裁主义倾向。
- The authoritarian policy wasn't proved to be a success.独裁主义的政策证明并不成功。