美联社新闻一分钟 2007-05-09
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
1. An FBI informant secretly recorded conversations of six Islamic militants 1 from Yugoslavia and the Middle East who talked about killing 2 in the name of Allah, planning an attack on Fort Dix in New Jersey 3 to kill as many soldiers as possible.
2. Another tornado 4 death in Greensburg, Kansas. This one, a police officer rushing to warn residents. The twister crushing his squad 5 car, flinging it across the field. He was taken off life support Tuesday.
3. In Israel, a traffic camera catches motorists passing an injured motorcycle rider and not stopping to help, swerving 6 to avoid his body and bike. Rescuers pronounced the man dead at the scene.
4. Queen Elizabeth II wraps up her U.S. visit, paying tribute to American soldiers, visiting the National World War II Memorial in Washington. The whirlwind tour lasted six days.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. Allah: n-proper
Allah is the name of God in Islam.
2. squad car: n-count
A squad car is a car used by the police. (AM; in BRITAIN usually use patrol car or police car)
3. swerve 7: verb
If a vehicle or other moving thing swerves 8, it suddenly changes direction, often in order to avoid hitting something.
4. whirlwind : adj
A whirlwind event or action happens or is done much more quickly than normal.
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- 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。
- A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
- The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
- The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
- A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。
- It may stand as an example of the fitful swerving of his passion. 这是一个例子，说明他的情绪往往变化不定，忽冷忽热。 来自辞典例句
- Mrs Merkel would be foolish to placate her base by swerving right. 默克尔夫人如果为了安抚她的根基所在而转到右翼就太愚蠢了。 来自互联网
- Nothing will swerve him from his aims.什么也不能使他改变目标。
- Her car swerved off the road into a 6ft high brick wall.她的车突然转向冲出了马路，撞向6英尺高的一面砖墙。