美联社新闻一分钟 2006-07-29
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. Floyd Landis vows 1 he will be cleared of any wrongdoing. The Tour de France winner says he has naturally high levels of testosterone and that's what led to a failed drug test. He made the comments during this news conference in Madrid, Spain.
2. The UN humanitarian 2 chief is calling for a 3-day truce 3 between Israel and Hezbollah. That would allow thousands of children, elderly and disabled people to evacuate 4. The civilians 5 have been trapped for more than 2 weeks since supplies of food and medicines are dwindling 6.
3. At the White House, President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair said they support a multinational 7 force to keep southern Lebanon from becoming a haven 8 for terrorists. Bush also said Secretary of State Rice is heading back to the Middle East tomorrow.
4. Homes and vehicles were underwater after more than 9 inches of rain fell in parts of Ohio. An area east of Cleveland has been declared a state of emergency. Officials estimated at least 100 people had to be evacuated 9 from low-lying areas.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. wrongdoing: n
A wrongdoing is behavior that is illegal or immoral 10.
2. testosterone: n-uncount
A testosterone is a hormone 11 found in men and male animals. It is thought to be responsible for the male sexual instinct and other male characteristics.
3. haven: n-count
A haven is a place where people and animal feel safe, secure and happy.
- Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
- The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
- The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
- She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
- We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
- They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
- The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling. 地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority. 他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。 来自辞典例句
- The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
- He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。
- It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
- The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
- She was questioned about his immoral conduct toward her.她被询问过有关他对她的不道德行为的情况。
- It is my belief that nuclear weapons are immoral.我相信使核武器是不邪恶的。