美联社新闻一分钟 2006-08-10
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. Israel's Security Cabinet decided 1 Wednesday to send troops deeper into Lebanon in an attempt to further damage Hezbollah forces before a ceasefire is imposed.
2. US troops have arrested four Iraqi men in the kidnapping of American journalist Jill Carroll, who was freed in March after 82 days in captivity 2. The arrests were made about a month ago in the Anbar province west of Baghdad.
3. Oregon officials say several wildfires have burned through hundreds of acres in the Mount Hood 3 Wilderness 4. Three hundred fifty firefighters are battling the blazes that have already forced the evacuation of two campgrounds.
4. And Robin 5 Williams is seeking treatment for alcoholism. According to his publicist, the 55-year-old Williams recently began drinking again after 20 years of sobriety.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. captivity: n-uncount.
Captivity is the state of being kept imprisoned 6 or enclosed.
2. campground: n-count.
A campground is the same as a campsite. (mainly AM)
3. publicist: n-count.
A publicist is a person whose job involves getting publicity 7 for people, events, or things such as films and books.
4. sobriety: n-uncount.
Sobriety is the state of being sober rather than drunk. (FORMAL)
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
- He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。
- She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
- The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。
- She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
- Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
- The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
- We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。
- He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
- They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。