美联社新闻一分钟 2006-01-07
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon improves significantly after more emergency brain surgery. He remains 1 in serious condition and in a medically induced coma 2.
2. As Shiites rally in Baghdad to protest bloodshed in Iraq, the US military says eleven American troops died on the same day in that country's recent surge of violence.
3.The survivor 3 of the West Virginia coal mine blast gets oxygen treatments, staying under sedation as he struggles to recover from brain damage and other injuries.
4. In New York, a federal appeals court upholds the conviction of Martha Stewart and her former stockbroker 4 for lying to the government about a stock sale.
5. And in Paris, a new bakery opens and it's just for the dogs. The eatery is a real gift for Parisians and their pets with hundreds of biscuits baked a day
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. coma
coma comas 5
Someone who is in a coma is in a state of deep unconsciousness.
She was in a coma for seven weeks.
She had slipped into a coma by the time she reached hospital.
N-COUNT: usu in/into N
2. coal mine
coal mine coal mines
A coal mine is a place where coal is dug out of the ground.
N-COUNT also coalmine.
3. sedation
sedation
If someone is under sedation, they have been given medicine or drugs in order to calm them or make them sleep.
His mother was under sedation after the boy's body was brought back from Germany.
N-UNCOUNT: oft under N
4. eatery
eatery eateries
An eatery is a place where you can buy and eat food. (JOURNALISM)
...one of the most elegant old eateries in town.
N-COUNT
- 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。
- The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
- She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。
- The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
- There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。
- The main business of stockbroker is to help clients buy and sell shares.股票经纪人的主要业务是帮客户买卖股票。
- My stockbroker manages my portfolio for me.我的证券经纪人替我管理投资组合。