美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-10
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. A gunman identified as Joe Jackson fatally shot 3 people and held a hostage at gunpoint in Chicago over what authorities are calling a patent dispute surrounding a toilet seat invention. Police shot and killed Jackson, freeing the hostage without injury.
2. Will there be a space flight tonight? NASA officials are hoping to launch Space Shuttle Discovery this evening, but a windy forecast threatens the lift-off.
3. Two US pilots detained in Brazil arrived in Long Island today to a rousing welcome from family and friends. The pilots are accused of playing a role in the crash that killed 154 people in the Amazon jungle.
4. Even though a Savanna 1 man shivered for hours to create this scene, it's really a heart-warming story. Jim Long, bundled in his winter jackets, spread machine-made snow all over his lawn to create a winter wonderland for his wife
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. hold at gunpoint : PHR
If you are held at gunpoint, someone is threatening to shoot and kill you if you do not obey them.
2. rousing : ADJ
Lively, exciting, inspiring, moving, spirited, stimulating 2, stirring...
3. savanna : N-VAR
A savanna is a large area of flat, grassy 3 land, usually in Africa.
4. wonderland : N-COUNT
You can refer to a place as a wonderland when it is strange and very beautiful or exciting.
- The savanna is also the home of meat-eaters--the lion,leopard,and hyena who feed on the grasseaters.大草原也是食肉动物的家乡--狮子、豹、鬣狗--它们都是以草食动物维持生命的。
- They sped upon velvet wheels across an exhilarant savanna.他们的马车轻捷地穿过一片令人赏心悦目的大草原。
- shower gel containing plant extracts that have a stimulating effect on the skin 含有对皮肤有益的植物精华的沐浴凝胶
- This is a drug for stimulating nerves. 这是一种兴奋剂。