美联社新闻一分钟 2007-01-29
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
1. In Iraq toady 1 near Najaf, the US military has confirmed a helicopter went down during combat operations. Two crew members aboard were killed. US backed Iraqi forces were on hand in the region to prevent attacks on religious pilgrims. About 250 militants 2 were killed during the daylong battle.
2. Hilary Clinton conducted a town hall-style forum 3 before about 300 people where she gave a brief speech and then took questions while defending her vote to authorize 4 force in Iraq. Clinton accused President Bush of irresponsibility for turning the situation over to a successor in 2008.
3. And it wiggles and jiggles, but don't eat it. This work of art took too much time to create. This jello 5 model of Scottsdale, Arizona is on display at a local performing arts center.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. on hand : PHR
If someone or something is on hand, they are near and able to be used if they are needed.
2. wiggle : VERB
If you wiggle something or if it wiggles, it moves up and down or from side to side in small quick movements.
3. jiggle : VERB
If you jiggle something, you move it quickly up and down or from side to side.
4. performing arts : N
Arts, such as dance, drama, and music, that are performed before an audience.
- He flung it in my teeth that I was a toady.他责备我是个马屁精。
- Arrogance has no defense against a toady.傲慢防不了谄媚者。
- 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。
- They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
- The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
- He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
- Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。