美联社新闻一分钟 2007-05-10
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
1. A wildfire has burned more than 800 acres in downtown Los Angeles. Animals at the nearby city zoo were moved indoors and dozens of homes were evacuated 1.
2. There were more evacuations in Missouri where levees have been topped by rising flood waters. The state fears at least 20 levees have been compromised in low-lying communities along the Missouri River.
3. It was a surprise trip to Baghdad for Vice 2 President Dick Cheney. During his visit, he met with the Iraqi leaders who are under pressure to ease the country's escalating 3 sectarian violence.
4. And after a week of complaints, this racy Chicago billboard 4 has been removed from its downtown perch 5. But it wasn't the photos or the wording that did it in. The firm that owns the ad didn't have a permit for it.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. levee: n-count
Levee is the embankment built to prevent a flooded river from overflowing 6.
2. low-lying: adj
Low-lying land is at, near or below sea level.
3. racy: adj
Slightly improper 7 or indecent.
4. wording: n-uncount
The wording of a piece of writing or a speech are the words used in it, especially they are chosen to have a particular effect.
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句
- He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
- Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。
- The bird took its perch.鸟停歇在栖木上。
- Little birds perch themselves on the branches.小鸟儿栖歇在树枝上。
- Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
- Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。