美联社新闻一分钟 2005-09-18
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1. The Federal Relief Chief questions the timeline set by New Orleans' mayor for allowing residents to return to that flood-ravaged city after Hurricane Katrina.
2.A commuter 1 train derails in Chicago's South Side, killing 2 at least one person and injuring dozens more. No immediate 3 word on a possible cause.
3.Afghan voters are urged to defy Taliban insurgents 4 and powerful warlords by turning out in force for Sunday's landmark 5 parliamentary elections.
4. Germany's chancellor 6 and his top challenger stump 7 for last minute votes on the eve of parliamentary elections in that country this weekend.
5. And in Paris, the Grand Palais reopens after a dozen years of renovation 8, part of an open house for France's cultural treasures.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. derail
2 derail derails derailing derailed
If a train is derailed or if it derails, it comes off the track on which it is running.
At least six people were killed and about twenty injured when a train was derailed in an isolated 9 mountain region.
No-one knows why the train derailed.
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2. warlord
warlord warlords
If you describe a leader of a country or organization as a warlord, you are critical of them because they have achieved power by behaving in an aggressive and violent way.
He had been a dictator and a warlord who had oppressed and degraded the people of the South.
...a drug warlord.
N-COUNT disapproval 10
3. stump
5 stump stumps 11 stumping 12 stumped 13
If politicians stump the country or stump for a candidate, they travel around making campaign speeches before an election. (mainly AM)
When candidates went stumping around the country, people traveled for miles on foot, by horse, by carriage to hear them speak.
He was in Georgia stumping for Senator Wyche Fowler, a Democrat 14.
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- Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。
- She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。
- 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。
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
- The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
- The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。
- They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
- He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。
- He went on the stump in his home state.他到故乡所在的州去发表演说。
- He used the stump as a table.他把树桩用作桌子。
- The cinema will reopen next week after the renovation.电影院修缮后，将于下星期开业。
- The building has undergone major renovation.这座大楼已进行大整修。
- His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
- Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。
- The teacher made an outward show of disapproval.老师表面上表示不同意。
- They shouted their disapproval.他们喊叫表示反对。
- Rocks and stumps supplied the place of chairs at the picnic. 野餐时石头和树桩都充当了椅子。
- If you don't stir your stumps, Tom, you'll be late for school again. 汤姆，如果你不快走，上学又要迟到了。
- She's tired of stumping up for school fees, books and uniform. 她讨厌为学费、课本和校服掏腰包。
- But Democrats and Republicans are still dumping stumping for the young. 但是民主党和共和党依然向年轻人发表演说以争取他们的支持。
- Jack huffed himself up and stumped out of the room. 杰克气喘吁吁地干完活，然后很艰难地走出房间。
- He was stumped by the questions and remained tongue-tied for a good while. 他被问得张口结舌，半天说不出话来。