美联社新闻一分钟 2006-08-15
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. Hezbollah's chief claimed a ''historic, strategic victory'' over Israel. Hassan Nasrallah taped a message to his followers 1 today. It is the first day of a ceasefire which seems to be holding.
2. President Bush says Hezbollah is actually the big loser in the war. He met today with the national security team and spoke 2 at the State Department. He said the ceasefire resolution is an important step that will bring an end to the violence.
3. In Los Angeles, police evacuated 3 an Alaska Airlines jet because of a suspicious item on board. All 125 passengers and crew were offloaded while the bomb squad 4 and FBI searched the plane. The item did not contain explosives.
4. Barbaro is on the mend. X-rays on the Kentucky Derby winner showed no active infection. That's good news. The colt broke 3 bones in his right ankle in May, then got an infection in his left leg. But now he's taking daily walks.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. offload: verb
When goods are offloaded, they are removed from a container or vehicle and put somewhere else.
2. squad: n-count
A squad is a section of a police force that is responsible for dealing 5 with a particular type of crime.
3. on the mend: phrase
If you are on the mend after an illness or injury, you are recovering from it.
- the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
- The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
- The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
- A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。