美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-27
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. "Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States and the president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan."
President Bush says the US will stand with Afghanistan in the war on terror.
"The fighting in Afghanistan is part of a global struggle."
During a joint 1 news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Bush also says it is naive 2 to believe that the war in Iraq has made the US less safe.
2. Saddam Hussein's genocide trial erupted into a shouting match between Saddam and the judge again Tuesday. The tension escalated 3 until the former Iraqi leader was ejected from the courtroom for a second straight day. The trial was adjourn 4ed until October 9.
3. Calmer winds may help firefighters in Ventura County, California get a better handle on one of the state's longest burning fires. The Day Fire has scorched 6 223 square miles since it was sparked by someone burning debris 7 on Labor 8 Day.
4. And in Oklahoma, "Good baby." man's best friend is credited with saving her owner's life after a burning candle caught his home on fire. Meadow woke her sleeping owner by jumping on his bed and tugging 9 on him until he woke up and got out. He is in intensive care. Almost everything in the home was destroyed.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. adjourn : verb
If a meeting or trial is adjourned 5 or if it adjourns 10, it is stopped for a short time.
2. have/get a handle on : phrase
If you have a handle on a subject or problem, you have a way of approaching it that helps you to understand it or deal with it.
3. in intensive care : phrase
If someone is in intensive care, they are being given extremely thorough care in a hospital because they are very ill or very badly injured.
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- It's naive of you to believe he'll do what he says.相信他会言行一致，你未免太单纯了。
- Don't be naive.The matter is not so simple.你别傻乎乎的。事情没有那么简单。
- The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
- The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。
- The motion to adjourn was carried.休会的提议通过了。
- I am afraid the court may not adjourn until three or even later.我担心法庭要到3点或更晚时才会休庭。
- The court adjourned for lunch. 午餐时间法庭休庭。
- The trial was adjourned following the presentation of new evidence to the court. 新证据呈到庭上后，审讯就宣告暂停。
- I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
- The hot iron scorched the tablecloth. 热熨斗把桌布烫焦了。
- After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
- Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- Tom was tugging at a button-hole and looking sheepish. 汤姆捏住一个钮扣眼使劲地拉，样子显得很害羞。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
- She kicked him, tugging his thick hair. 她一边踢他，一边扯着他那浓密的头发。 来自辞典例句