美联社新闻一分钟 2006-11-19
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. Authorities say a standoff with an armed patient at a suburban 1 Chicago hospital ended with the gunman dead. Reports from the scene say that gunfire was heard. A 71-year-old man was briefly 2 held hostage, but police intervened.
2. President Bush will continue to keep pressure on a defiant 3 North Korea to prove that US is serious about the country dismantling its nuclear weapons program. Bush used a summit of Pacific Rim 5 countries to talk to North Korea's neighbors about the threat.
3. In a fairy tale setting fit for royalty 6, Tom Cruise and Katie Holms exchanged wedding vows 7 Saturday evening in a glowing 15th century castle in a lakeside Italian town. Celebrity 8 guests and a throng 9 of media were present for the much-anticipated celebration.
4. A Dutch television show on Friday televised a new world record for the most dominos toppled on record. A little over four million dominos were knocked down in a chain reaction. Organizers say it took eight weeks to set up all the dominos
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. dismantle 10 : VERB
To dismantle an organization or system means to cause it to stop functioning by gradually reducing its power or purpose.
2. throng : N-COUNT
A throng is a large crowd of people(LITERARY).
3. domino: N-COUNT
Dominoes are small rectangular blocks marked with two groups of spots on one side. They are used for playing various games.
- Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
- There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。
- I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
- He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
- With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
- He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。
- The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。
- The dismantling of a nuclear reprocessing plant caused a leak of radioactivity yesterday. 昨天拆除核后处理工厂引起了放射物泄漏。
- The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。
- She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。
- She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
- I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。
- Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
- The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。
- Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
- He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。
- A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
- The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。