美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-14
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. Braving blizzard-like conditions, searching will continue today for 3 missing climbers in Oregon. Sunday was the last day the men had been heard from when one of the climbers called on a cell phone to report trouble.
2. At least 2 dozen more people are dead in Iraq as a result of insurgent 1 attacks. A parked car exploded near a bus stop in a Shiite neighborhood near Baghdad during rush hour. In addition to the dead at least 27 were wounded, many of them women and children.
3. A flurry of reported talks among airlines could signal merger 2 mania 3. A big announcement may come from United Airlines and Continental 4 Airlines who are planning a possible combination.
4. "You are a trophy 5 wife?"
Peter Boyle who gained fame playing the role of a curmudgeonly 6 father on the TV sitcom 7 'Everybody Loves Raymond' has died. The Emmy award-winning actor was 71 years old.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. flurry : N-COUNT
A flurry of something such as activity or excitement is a short intense period of it.
2. merger : N-COUNT
A merger is the joining together of two separate companies or organizations so that they become one.
3. mania : N-COUNT
Violent abnormal behavior.
4. trophy wife : N-COUNT
An attractive, young wife married to a usually older, affluent 8 man.
5. curmudgeonly : ADJ
If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered 9.
6. sitcom : N-COUNT
A sitcom is an amusing television drama series about a set of characters. Sitcom is an abbreviation for 'situation comedy'.
- Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
- The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。
- Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
- Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。
- Football mania is sweeping the country.足球热正风靡全国。
- Collecting small items can easily become a mania.收藏零星物品往往容易变成一种癖好。
- A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
- The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。
- The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
- He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。
- Under Mr Obama nobody will dare to seem so curmudgeonly. 在奥巴马时代，没有人敢表现得如此小气。 来自互联网
- This sitcom is produced in cooperation with Hong Kong TV.这部连续剧是同香港电视台联合制作的。
- I heard that a new sitcom is coming out next season.我听说下一季会推出一个新的情境喜剧。
- He hails from an affluent background.他出身于一个富有的家庭。
- His parents were very affluent.他的父母很富裕。
- He grew more and more bad-tempered as the afternoon wore on.随着下午一点点地过去，他的脾气也越来越坏。
- I know he's often bad-tempered but really,you know,he's got a heart of gold.我知道他经常发脾气，但是，要知道，其实他心肠很好。