美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-25
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. Police say they found the bodies of three missing St. Louis area kids in the washer and dryer 1 in the kids' apartment. Authorities say they were led there by a statement from the woman who'd earlier been charged in the death of the children's mother and her unborn child.
2. A classified intelligence report says the Iraq war has increased rather than decreased the threat of terrorism against the US. The White House isn't saying much about the report, only that news accounts do not represent the complete document.
3. Storms are lash 2ing the Midwest and South and forecasters say they could be headed toward parts of the eastern US. Flood warnings are in effect for at least fives states. The storms have claimed nine lives so far.
4. The Ryder Cup still belongs to Europe for the third straight competition. Europe posted a lopsided win over the US--eighteen and a half to nine and a half. Darren Clarke helped his team win despite a nearly two-month layoff 4 following the death of his wife.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. lash : verb
If wind, rain, or water lashes 5 someone or something, it hits them violently. (Written)
2. lopsided : adj
Something that is lopsided is uneven because one side is lower or heavier than the other
- He bought a dryer yesterday.他昨天买了一台干燥机。
- There is a washer and a dryer in the basement.地下室里有洗衣机和烘干机。
- He received a lash of her hand on his cheek.他突然被她打了一记耳光。
- With a lash of its tail the tiger leaped at her.老虎把尾巴一甩朝她扑过来。
- The speaker was lashing the crowd. 演讲人正在煽动人群。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The rain was lashing the windows. 雨急打着窗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Finally, prepare an explanation about what led to your layoff.最后，要准备好一套说辞来解释你被解雇的原因。
- Workers were re-employed after the layoff.在暂时解雇不久后工人们又被再度雇用了。