美联社新闻一分钟 2006-07-03
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. For the second time, NASA was forced to scrub the launch of the space shuttle Discovery because of weather. NASA says they'll try again on the 4th of July.
2. The CIA says the recently released audiotape of Osama bin 1 Laden 2 is real. The al-Qaida leader is heard endorsing 3 the new terror leader in Iraq, and warning Shiites against working with the US. This is bin Laden's 5th message this year.
3. It's Election Day in Mexico, and analysts 4 say it's too close to call. The race is essentially 5 between two candidates: conservative Felipe Calderon and former Mexico City Mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
4. Inspired by the 1965 movie The Great Race, more than 100 teams are competing in a cross-country journey. The race started in Philadelphia and will end 4,200 miles later in California. The winner will drive off with 100, 000 dollars.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. scrub : verb
(informal) to cancel sth that you have arranged to do
2. endorse 6 : verb
If you endorse someone or something, you say publicly that you support or approve of them.
3. too close to call : phrase
If something such as a competition or an election is too close to call, it is not possible to predict who will win because it seems likely to be won by only a very small margin 7. (JOURNALISM)
4. drive off : phrasal verb
(of a driver, car, etc.) to leave
e.g. The robbers drove off in a stolen vehicle.
- He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
- He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
- He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
- Yet Communist leaders are also publicly endorsing religion in an unprecedented way. 不过，共产党领导层对宗教信仰的公开认可也是以前不曾有过的。 来自互联网
- Connecticut Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman is endorsing Republican Senator John McCain. 康涅狄格州独立派参议员约瑟夫。列波曼将会票选共和议员约翰。麦凯恩。 来自互联网
- City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
- I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
- Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
- She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。
- No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
- I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。