美联社新闻一分钟 2006-02-23
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. The winners of the record-breaking Powerball jackpot step forward Wednesday to claim their prize. The eight co-workers from Nebraska will each receive about 22 million dollars before taxes.
2. Concerns of civil war in Iraq after a Shiite holy shrine 1 is bombed, dozens of Sunni mosques 2 have been attacked and burned in retaliation 3. And at least 7 people have been killed.
3. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle 4 are calling for increase(d) scrutiny 5 of a deal that would allow an Arab company to take over operations of 6 major U.S. ports. The White House says there is nothing wrong with the deal and President Bush will veto any legislation against it.
4. Pope Benedict XVI named 15 new cardinals 6 Wednesday. 12 of the 15 are under the age of 80, and thus eligible 7 to vote in a conclave 8 to select Benedict's successor. The new cardinals come from 11 different countries including North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. aisle : noun [C]
a long narrow space between rows of seats in an aircraft, cinema or church:
e.g. Would you like an aisle seat or would you prefer to be by the window?
2. thus : adverb
with this result:
e.g. They planned to reduce staff and thus to cut costs.
3. conclave : noun [C]
a meeting of cardinals (= Catholic priests) at which the Pope is elected
- The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
- They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。
- Why make us believe that this tunnel runs underneath the mosques? 为什么要让我们相信这条隧洞是在清真寺下？
- The city's three biggest mosques, long fallen into disrepair, have been renovated. 城里最大的三座清真寺，过去年久失修，现在已经修复。
- retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
- He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
- The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。
- His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
- Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。
- cardinals in scarlet robes 身披红袍的枢机主教
- A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope. 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。
- He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
- Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。