美联社新闻一分钟 2005-08-07
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1. In the Pacific, Russian crews struggle to raise a mini- sub snarl 1ed deep in the ocean with 7 crew men trapped on board the vessel 3.
2. The most anxiety-ridden part of its flight yet to come, shuttle Discovery leaves the International Space Station and heads for home.
3. A Tunisian airliner 4 that reportedly lost engine power plunge 5s into the Mediterranean 7 off Sicily, killing 8 at least 13 with 3 missing.
4. Iranian leaders reject a European proposal meant to calm western fears about its nuclear program, which Teheran insists is peaceful.
5. And Hiroshima remembers the world's first atomic bomb attack, which devastated 9 that Japanese city exactly six decades earlier.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. (longman)snarl :[transitive usually passive] also snarl up (British English) to prevent traffic from moving
eg.Traffic snarled 2 up on both sides of the road.
2. anxiety-ridden[简明英汉词典] adj. 忧心忡忡的
3. plunge
plunge plunges 6 plunging 10 plunged 11
If something or someone plunges in a particular direction, especially into water, they fall, rush, or throw themselves in that direction.
At least 50 people died when a bus plunged into a river.
He ran down the steps to the pool terrace and plunged in.
VB
+ plunge plunges
Also a noun.
...a plunge into cold water.
N-COUNT: usu sing
- At the seaside we could hear the snarl of the waves.在海边我们可以听见波涛的咆哮。
- The traffic was all in a snarl near the accident.事故发生处附近交通一片混乱。
- The dog snarled at us. 狗朝我们低声吼叫。
- As I advanced towards the dog, It'snarled and struck at me. 我朝那条狗走去时，它狂吠着向我扑来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。
- The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。
- Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
- That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。
- Even before he plunges into his program, he has his audience in his pocket. 他的节目甚至还没有出场，就已控制住了观众。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 'Monseigneur, he precipitated himself over the hill-side, head first, as a person plunges into the river.' “大人，他头冲下跳下山坡去了，像往河里跳一样。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
- The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
- Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。
- 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 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。
- War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》