美联社新闻一分钟 2006-06-30
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. Major rivers in the Northeast are crest 1ing after days of rain left many areas flooded. At least 14 deaths are being blamed on the massive rainfall, which has forced thousands to evacuate 3.
2. A 12-year-old boy collapse 4d while riding a roller coaster at Disney-MGM park. The boy was rushed to the hospital where he died. A preliminary investigation 6 at the theme park shows the ride was operating normally.
3. The stolen laptop of a Veterans Affairs employee has been recovered. The FBI says it doesn't appear the information on the laptop has been tamper 7ed with. But more tests are needed.
4. Britney Spears is revealing nearly all on the cover of Harper's Bazaar 9. The pregnant pop princess is expecting her 2nd child with husband Kevin Federline.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. crest : verb
(NAmE) (of a flood, wave, etc.) to reach its highest level before it falls again
e.g. (figurative) The level of debt crested 10 at a massive $290 billion in 1992.
2. collapse : verb
If you collapse, you suddenly faint or fall down because you are very ill or weak.
e.g. He collapsed 5 in the street and died two hours later.
3. roller coaster : n-count 过山车,云霄飞车
A roller coaster is a small railway at a fair that goes up and down steep slopes fast and that people ride on for pleasure or excitement.
4. ride : n-count
a large machine at a funfair or amusement park that you ride on for fun or excitement; an occasion when you go on one of these
e.g. a roller coaster ride
5. tamper : verb
If someone tampers 11 with something, they interfere 12 with it or try to change it when they have no right to do so.
6. expect : verb
If you say that a woman is expecting a baby, or that she is expecting, you mean that she is pregnant
- The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
- He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。
- The old man stood with his back to the fire, cresting up erect. 老人背火昂然而立。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Various shapes of returns like triangular, semi-circular are available for cresting your own office. 极富创意的办公桌，有着不同形装如三角形、半圆形、曲尺形及四边形，以创造您个人品位的办公室。 来自互联网
- 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 country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
- 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。
- Do not tamper with other's business.不要干预别人的事。
- They had strict orders not to tamper with the customs of the minorities.他们得到命令严禁干涉少数民族的风俗习惯。
- The records of the meeting had been tampered with. 会议记录已被人擅自改动。 来自辞典例句
- The old man's will has been tampered with. 老人的遗嘱已被窜改。 来自辞典例句
- Chickens,goats and rabbits were offered for barter at the bazaar.在集市上，鸡、山羊和兔子被摆出来作物物交换之用。
- We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar.我们在集市通过讨价还价买到了一条很漂亮的地毯。
- a great crested grebe 凤头䴙䴘
- The stately mansion crested the hill. 庄严的大厦位于山顶。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- If anyone tampers with this door it trips the alarm. 要是有人撬这扇门，就会触响警报器。 来自辞典例句
- I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance. 我不赞成损害与生俱来的愚昧的任何事物。 来自互联网