美联社新闻一分钟 2005-09-13
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1. The nation's biggest television networks set aside an hour Friday to air a musical appeal for hurricane relief, an echo of a somber 1 event held four years ago. "Shelter From the Storm: A concert for the Gulf 2 Coast" was scheduled for 8 to 9 p.m. Eastern with Paul Simon, the Dixie Chicks, Alicia Keys and Sheryl Crow among the performers.
2. When fashion rocks, singers-turned-designers Gwen Stefani and Beyonce pull out all the stops . Stefani put on a slinky silver dress worthy 3 of a screen siren at the Fashion Rocks concert that kicked off New York Fashion Week while Beyonce - along with her fellow members of Destiny's Child - wore shimmery 4 babydoll dresses.
3. And Gottex showed their new swimwear collection under the tent in Bryant Park. Among the standout beach of attire 5 was a black one-piece suit with a beaded spider-web and an all-gold bikini top worn on a James Bond "Goldfinger" girl.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. stop
11 stop stops
A stop is a time or place at which you stop during a journey.
The last stop in Mr Cook's lengthy 6 tour was Paris.
Mack was driving down from Vermont, with a stop in Boston to pick Sarah up.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
2. slinky
slinky slinkier slinkiest
Slinky clothes fit very closely to a woman's body in a way that makes her look sexually attractive.
She's wearing a slinky black mini-skirt.
ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n
3. siren
2 siren sirens
Some people refer to a woman as a siren when they think that she is attractive to men but dangerous in some way. (LITERARY)
He maligns 7 the innocent princess as a siren who has drawn 8 him to his ruin.
...the voluptuous 9 siren with a husky voice.
N-COUNT
= femme fatale
4. beaded
1 beaded
A beaded dress, cushion, or other object is decorated with beads 10.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
5. bikini
bikini bikinis
A bikini is a two-piece swimming costume worn by women.
N-COUNT
- He had a somber expression on his face.他面容忧郁。
- His coat was a somber brown.他的衣服是暗棕色的。
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
- I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
- There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
- Apply shimmery shadow over eyelids and finish with black mascara. 用发光的眼影涂在眼皮上，最后用黑色睫毛油。 来自互联网
- And see your shimmery eyes again. 又见你如水的眼睛。 来自互联网
- He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.他无意改变着装方式。
- Her attention was attracted by his peculiar attire.他那奇特的服装引起了她的注意。
- We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
- The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。
- All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
- Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
- The nobility led voluptuous lives.贵族阶层过着骄奢淫逸的生活。
- The dancer's movements were slow and voluptuous.舞女的动作缓慢而富挑逗性。