美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-19
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. An extremist group with ties to al-Qaida is warning Pope Benedict that he and the West are doomed 1. The threat comes as protestors raged across the Muslim world to demand more than apology from the pontiff for his remarks about Islam and violence.
2. Authorities in Missouri are hoping this sketch 2 will help lead them to a woman who attacked a young mother and stole her baby. The search for 10-day-old Abigale Woods is now in its fourth day.
3. Add Illinois and Nebraska to the list of states with E. coli cases believed to be linked to fresh spinach 3. The outbreak had already been reported in 19 other states. The FDA says tamper 4ing isn’t suspected in the outbreak, but it’s unclear what the source of the contamination is.
4. Willie Nelson was bust 6ed for drug possession. The singer and four others were issued misdemeanor citation 8s following a traffic stop on a Louisiana highway. Police say they found narcotic 10 mushrooms and marijuana on the tour bus.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. pontiff : n-count
The Pontiff is the Pope.
2. sketch : n-count
A sketch is a drawing that is done quickly without a lot of details. Artists often use sketches 11 as a preparation for a more detailed 12 painting or drawing.
3. tamper : verb
If someone tampers 13 with something, they interfere 14 with it or try to change it when they have no right to do so.
4. bust : verb
If someone is busted 7, the police arrest them.
5. misdemeanor : n-count
In the United States and other countries where the legal system distinguishes between very serious crimes and less serious ones, a misdemeanor is a less serious crime.
6. citation : n-count
A citation is an official order to appear in court.
7. narcotic : adj
If something, especially a drug, has a narcotic effect, it makes the person who uses it feel sleepy.
- The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
- A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。
- My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
- I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。
- Eating spinach is supposed to make you strong.据说吃菠菜能使人强壮。
- You should eat such vegetables as carrot,celery and spinach.你应该吃胡萝卜、芹菜和菠菜这类的蔬菜。
- Do not tamper with other's business.不要干预别人的事。
- They had strict orders not to tamper with the customs of the minorities.他们得到命令严禁干涉少数民族的风俗习惯。
- Two policemen were accused of tampering with the evidence. 有两名警察被控篡改证据。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- As Harry London had forecast, Brookside's D-day caught many meter-tampering offenders. 正如哈里·伦敦预见到的那样，布鲁克赛德的D日行动抓住了不少非法改装仪表的人。 来自辞典例句
- I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。
- She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。
- He had to sign the proposition for the citation.他只好在受奖申请书上签了字。
- The court could issue a citation and fine Ms. Robbins.法庭可能会发传票，对罗宾斯女士处以罚款。
- The apt citations and poetic gems have adorned his speeches. 贴切的引语和珠玑般的诗句为他的演说词增添文采。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Some dictionary writers use citations to show what words mean. 有些辞典的编纂者用引文作例证以解释词义。 来自辞典例句
- Opium is classed under the head of narcotic.鸦片是归入麻醉剂一类的东西。
- No medical worker is allowed to prescribe any narcotic drug for herself.医务人员不得为自己开处方使用麻醉药品。
- The artist is making sketches for his next painting. 画家正为他的下一幅作品画素描。
- You have to admit that these sketches are true to life. 你得承认这些素描很逼真。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
- A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
- If anyone tampers with this door it trips the alarm. 要是有人撬这扇门，就会触响警报器。 来自辞典例句
- I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance. 我不赞成损害与生俱来的愚昧的任何事物。 来自互联网