美联社新闻一分钟 2006-07-27
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. Israeli warplanes bombarded a port city in southern Lebanon. This six-storey building was leveled during the attack. No one was inside, but twelve people nearby were hurt. Israel considered Tyre to be a Hezbollah stronghold.
2. Andrea Yates wept quietly after a jury found her not guilty by reason of insanity 1. The Texas woman who admits to drowning her five children will be sent to a state medical hospital. She was convicted of murder in 2002, but that was later overturned.
3. This teen has been formally charged in connection with a highway shooting. Zachariah Blanton is accused of opening fire on a pickup 2 truck in southern Indiana over the weekend. A passenger in the pickup was killed; another man was hurt.
4. Another setback 3 for gay couples hoping to tie the knot. The Washington Supreme 4 Court upheld that state's ban on gay marriage. It's the second major defeat in less than a month in a liberal-leaning state. Massachusetts is the only state that allows gays to wed 5.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. bombard: verb
If soldiers bombard a place, they attack it with continued heavy gunfire or bombs.
2. stronghold: n-count
A stronghold is an area dominated or occupied by a special group or distinguished 6 by a special quality as a fortified 7 place or a fortress 8.
3. overturn: verb
If someone in authority overturns a legal decision, they officially decide that the decision is incorrect and not valid 9. =overrule
4. pickup truck: n-count 小卡车,轻型货车,尤指有开放车体和底边的轻型卡车.
A pickup truck is a small truck with low sides that can be easily loaded and unloaded.
5. setback: n-count
A setback is an event that delays your progress or reverses some of the progress you have made.
6. tie the knot: phrase
If you say that two people tie the knot, you mean they get married. [INFORMAL]=get spliced
7. leaning: n-count
Your particular leanings are the beliefs, ideas or aims you hold or a tendency you have towards them.
- In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱，为自己辩解。
- He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里，这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。
- I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。
- Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
- She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
- The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。
- Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
- A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
- He fortified himself against the cold with a hot drink. 他喝了一杯热饮御寒。
- The enemy drew back into a few fortified points. 敌人收缩到几个据点里。
- They made an attempt on a fortress.他们试图夺取这一要塞。
- The soldier scaled the wall of the fortress by turret.士兵通过塔车攀登上了要塞的城墙。