美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-10-03
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
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1. The head of private security firm Blackwater USA says his staff acted appropriately in Iraq protecting State Department employees. But after a shoot-out last month that killed 11 Iraqis, lawmakers wonder if the government is relying too much on private contractors 1.
2. A jury says New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas subjected a team executive to unwanted advances and a barrage 2 of verbal insults. He does not have to pay punitive 3 damages. A jury found Madison Square Garden owes her 11.6 million in damages.
3. Another search for Steve Fossett ends with no signs of the millionaire aviator 4. Teams on the ground and in the air looked for Fossett following clues from radar 5 data and satellite images. Fossett disappeared September 3rd in a small plane.
4. In Australia, a retired 6 couple's vacation leaves them dangling 7 in a car on this bridge, some 60 feet above a creek 8. The couple eventually escaped with the help of witnesses and a rescue crew cutting the roof off the car.
2. A jury says New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas subjected a team executive to unwanted advances and a barrage 2 of verbal insults. He does not have to pay punitive 3 damages. A jury found Madison Square Garden owes her 11.6 million in damages.
3. Another search for Steve Fossett ends with no signs of the millionaire aviator 4. Teams on the ground and in the air looked for Fossett following clues from radar 5 data and satellite images. Fossett disappeared September 3rd in a small plane.
4. In Australia, a retired 6 couple's vacation leaves them dangling 7 in a car on this bridge, some 60 feet above a creek 8. The couple eventually escaped with the help of witnesses and a rescue crew cutting the roof off the car.
n.（建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的名词复数 )
- We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.火力网，弹幕
- The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.进攻在炮火的掩护下开始了。
- The fierce artillery barrage destroyed the most part of the city in a few minutes.猛烈的炮火几分钟内便毁灭了这座城市的大部分地区。
adj.惩罚的，刑罚的
- They took punitive measures against the whole gang.他们对整帮人采取惩罚性措施。
- The punitive tariff was imposed to discourage tire imports from China.该惩罚性关税的征收是用以限制中国轮胎进口的措施。
n.飞行家，飞行员
- The young aviator bragged of his exploits in the sky.那名年轻的飞行员吹嘘他在空中飞行的英勇事迹。
- Hundreds of admirers besieged the famous aviator.数百名爱慕者围困那个著名飞行员。
n.雷达，无线电探测器
- They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
- Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
- The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
- Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 )； 摆动不定； 用某事物诱惑…； 吊胃口
- The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost, now. 结果，那颗牙就晃来晃去吊在床柱上了。
- The children sat on the high wall,their legs dangling. 孩子们坐在一堵高墙上，摇晃着他们的双腿。