美联社新闻一分钟 2006-10-30
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. The spiritual leader of Nigeria’s Muslims is among the victims of a plane crash in Nigeria. The ADC flight crashed just after takeoff in Abuja carrying more than 100 people. Six people survived; an investigation 1 is underway.
2. The calm is over in Iraq. At least 70 people including insurgents 2 and police academy instructors 3 were killed Sunday across the country. Violence had slowed during the last of the Muslim holydays.
3. Thousands of homes are still without power from Maryland to Maine after a powerful windstorm blasted through the region. Some areas measured gust 4 of up to 70 miles per hour. Power lines were toppled and trees fell onto houses. No one is reported injured.
4. It’s a drum line even a college marching band would envy. More than 7,000 drummers gathered in the stadium in India to pound their way into the Guinness Book of World Records. Local leaders hope the title will entice 5 more tourists to their city in the remote section of Northeast India.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. holyday : N=COUNT
Holyday is a day specified 6 for religious observance.
2. entice : VB
To entice someone to go somewhere or to do something means to try to persuade them to go to that place or to do that thing.
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
- The instructors were slacking on the job. 教员们对工作松松垮垮。
- He was invited to sit on the rostrum as a representative of extramural instructors. 他以校外辅导员身份，被邀请到主席台上。
- A gust of wind blew the front door shut.一阵大风吹来，把前门关上了。
- A gust of happiness swept through her.一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。
- Nothing will entice the children from television.没有任何东西能把孩子们从电视机前诱开。
- I don't see why the English should want to entice us away from our native land.我不明白，为什英国人要引诱我们离开自己的国土。