美联社新闻一分钟 2006-04-25
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. 3 bombs exploded at a resort in Egypt killing 1 at least 20 and injuring more than 150. The attack took place at a popular tourist spot which has been heavily damaged by the blast.
2. The fate of Zacarias Moussaoui is now in the hands of a jury in Alexandria Virginia. Deliberations began Monday in the death penalty case. The Al Qaeda conspirator 2 has stated that he wants to be sentenced to death, so he will be remembered as a martyr 3.
3. A 19-year-old taken into custody 4 in the Natalee Holloway case has been released by Aruban authorities. Officials say Geoffrey van Cromvoirt remains 5 a suspect in the case of the Alabama teen who disappeared while on vacation nearly a year ago.
4. And the world’s first cloned dog celebrated 6 its first birthday in Korea. Snuppy, which stands for Seoul National University puppy, received a special dog collar, dog food and a basket of flowers
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. spot :noun [C]
a particular place or area, especially a pleasant place where you spend time
e.g. a nice quiet spot on the beach
2. martyr :noun [C]
a person who suffers greatly or is killed because of their political or religious beliefs, and is often admired because of it:
e.g. She fought against racism 7 all her life and died a martyr to the cause.
3. clone :verb [T]
to create a clone of a plant or animal:
e.g. Scientists have already cloned a sheep.
4. stand for :phrasal verb
If one or more letters stand for a word or name, they are the first letter or letters of that word or name and they represent it:
e.g. 'GMT' stands for Greenwich Mean Time.
5. puppy :noun [C] (ALSO pup)
a young dog:
e.g. Our dog has just had four puppies.
6. collar :noun [C]
a strap 8 made of leather or other strong material which is put around the neck of an animal, especially a dog or cat:
e.g. I grabbed the dog by the collar and dragged it out of the room.
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- We started abusing him,one conspirator after another adding his bitter words.我们这几个预谋者一个接一个地咒骂他，恶狠狠地骂个不停。
- A conspirator is not of the stuff to bear surprises.谋反者是经不起惊吓的。
- The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence.这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的。
- The newspaper carried the martyr's photo framed in black.报上登载了框有黑边的烈士遗像。
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
- He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
- Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。