美联社新闻一分钟 2007-07-03
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
1. British officials say two of the eight suspects arrested in connection with the three terror incidents in Great Britain are doctors. One was reportedly trained in Iraq, the other in Jordan. Meanwhile Britain remains 1 at its highest state of alert.
2. Bad news for residents in the Midwest trying to cope with flooding. Authorities say waters in Kansas and Missouri may not fall for several days while heavy rains cause damage in Oklahoma and Texas. The governor of Kansas declared the state of emergency in more than a dozen counties.
3. President Bush and Russia's Vladimir Putin have wrapped up their "Lobster 2 Summit" in Maine. The leaders agree to keep pressing Iran on its nuclear program but continue to disagree over US plans for European Missile Defense 3 System.
4. A Maryland man is being examined for injuries after reportedly making a drunken leap from a cruise ship off the Florida coast. Authorities say the man got in one of the Carnival 4 Liberty's lifeboats and tried to cut its ropes with an axe 5.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. wrap up: PHRASAL VERB V P n (not pron), V n P
If you wrap up something such as a job or an agreement, you complete it in a satisfactory way.
2. lobster: N-VAR
A lobster is a sea creature that has a hard shell, two large claws, and eight legs.
3. cruise ship :
A cruise ship or a cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities 6 are considered an essential part of the experience.
4. carnival: N-COUNT
A carnival is a public festival during which people play music and sometimes dance in the streets.
- 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 lobster is a shellfish.龙虾是水生贝壳动物。
- I like lobster but it does not like me.我喜欢吃龙虾，但它不适宜于我的健康。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
- Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。
- Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
- The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。