美联社新闻一分钟 2005-07-14
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1. NASA calls off Wednesday's launch of space shuttle Discovery because of a faulty fuel-tank sensor 1, delaying America's first manned space shuttle since the Columbia disaster 2 and a half years ago.
2. Police removed materials from tidy single-family houses Wednesday in the northern city of Leeds that is a home to a large Muslim community, searching for evidence in the neighborhoods where 3 of the 4 suspected London suicide bombers 2 lived.
3. A suicide car bomb explodes near US troops distributing candy to Iraqi children, killing 3 28 people including an American soldier and a dozen children aged 4 8 to 12 years old.
4. Israeli troops reoccupied the West Bank city of Tulkarem early Wednesday, shooting dead a Palestinian policeman in a fire fight and arresting 5 Islamic Jihad activists after the militant 6 group killed 4 Israelis in a suicide bombing at a shopping mall.
5. Bernard Ebbers who as CEO of WorldCom oversaw 7 the largest corporate 8 fraud in US history is sentenced to 25 years in prison, 3 years after WorldCom collapsed 9, Ebbers reportedly wept as the judge handed down the sentence.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.call off:to decide that a planned event will not take place.
2.faulty:n.not working properly, or not made correctly.
eg.Customers may ask for a refund 10 if the goods are faulty.
3.sensor:n.a piece of equipment used for discovering the presence of light, heat, movement etc.
4.manned:adj.manipulating by someone.
5.tidy(=neat):adj.a room, house, desk etc that is tidy is neatly 11 arranged with everything in the right place.
eg.I try to keep the garden tidy .
6.candy.n.a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate.
7.activist:n.someone who works hard doing practical things to achieve social or political change.
8.oversee 12(=supervise):v.to be in charge of a group of workers and check that a piece of work is done satisfactorily.
eg.A team leader was appointed to oversee the project.
9.weep:v.formal or literary to cry, especially because you feel very sad
James broke down and wept.
eg.He wept bitterly (=cried a lot) when it was time for us to leave.
10.hand down:to officially announce a decision, punishment etc.
- The temperature sensor is enclosed in a protective well.温度传感器密封在保护套管中。
- He plugged the sensor into a outlet.他把传感器插进电源插座。
- 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》
- 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。
- He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
- He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
- He will go down as the president who oversaw two historic transitions. 他将作为见证了巴西两次历史性转变的总统，安然引退。 来自互联网
- Dixon oversaw the project as creative director of Design Research Studio. 狄克逊监督项目的创意总监设计研究工作室。 来自互联网
- This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
- His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
- They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods.他们对不满意的货品要求退款。
- We'll refund your money if you aren't satisfied.你若不满意，我们愿意退款给你。
- Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly.水手们知道怎样把一条大绳利落地缠好。
- The child's dress is neatly gathered at the neck.那孩子的衣服在领口处打着整齐的皱褶。