美联社新闻一分钟 2006-02-14
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. 78-year-old Harry 1 Whittington remains 2 in a hospital after being accidentally shot by Vice 3 President Dick Cheney over the weekend during a quail 4 hunting trip.
2. Record-breaking snowfall in the northeast leaves road crew scrambling to clear streets and airline travelers scrambling 5 to get home. More than two feet of snow fell in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey 6, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without power.
3. Ousted 7 Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was forced to attend his trial Monday. Hussein was wearing a robe and shouted 'Down with Bush!' Prosecutors 8 put two members of Saddam's regime on the stand.
4. In Australia, officials are warning people to stay out of the water after hundreds of sharks were spotted 9 close to shore. Hammerheads, grey nurse, and whaler sharks were spotted feeding on a large school of fish. Some miles of beaches were closed to the public.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. scramble 10 : verb
to try to do something difficult very quickly
e.g. As the burning plane landed, the terrified passengers scrambled 11 for the door.
2. the stand : a witness box
in a law court, a stand is the place where a witness stands to answer wuestions
e.g. Will the next witness please take the stand (=go into the witness box)?
3. hammerhead shark
medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened 12 hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous 锤头鲨
4. grey nurse shark
The Grey Nurse, Spotted Raggle-Tooth or Sand Tiger is a large shark inhabiting coastal 13 waters worldwide, with many different names in different countries in the world. Despite a fearsome appearance, it is a relatively 14 placid 15 and slow moving animal, despite its strong swimming abilities. 灰鲨
5. whaler shark 捕鲸鲨
6. school : noun
a large group of fish, whales, dolphins etc that are swimming together
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
- 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 guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- Cowards always quail before the enemy.在敌人面前，胆小鬼们总是畏缩不前的。
- Quail eggs are very high in cholesterol.鹌鹑蛋胆固醇含量高。
- Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发，冲出房去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
- He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
- He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
- The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
- Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
- He broke his leg in his scramble down the wall.他爬墙摔断了腿。
- It was a long scramble to the top of the hill.到山顶须要爬登一段长路。
- Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She flattened her nose and lips against the window. 她把鼻子和嘴唇紧贴着窗户。
- I flattened myself against the wall to let them pass. 我身体紧靠着墙让他们通过。
- The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
- This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
- The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
- The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。