美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-18
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
1. Gridlock in the US Senate on Saturday as the body debated Iraq strategy. When the votes were counted, they fell short of the tally 1 needed for a non-binding resolution rejecting a troop buildup. The House passed its resolution.
2. A house fire in southwestern Pennsylvania killed a woman and 6 young children. Authorities found space heaters throughout the home. But the cause of the blaze isn't known.
3. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Baghdad, speaking at the US Embassy then meeting with Iraqi officials. Her visit came as back-to-back car bombs tore through Kirkuk in northern Iraq.
4. And a new do for Britney Spears -- the singer sporting a shaved head at this Los Angeles area tattoo 2 parlor 3. Her appearance caused a frenzy 4 at the parlor with fans and photographers crowding outside. She got a new tattoo, reportedly a pair of red and pink lips.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. gridlock: n-uncount
You can use gridlock to refer to a situation in an argument or dispute when neither side is prepared to give in, so no agreement can be reached.
2. tally: n-count
A tally is a record of amounts or numbers which you keep changing and adding to as the activity which affects it progresses.
3. buildup: n-count
A buildup is a gradual increase in something.
4. sport: verb
If you say that someone sports something such as a distinctive 5 item of clothing, you mean that they wear it without any shyness. (WRITTEN)
5. tattoo: n-count
A tattoo is a design that is drawn 6 on someone's skin using needles to make little holes and filling them with colored dye.
6. parlor: n-count
Parlor is used in the names of some types of shops which provide a service, rather than selling things.
- Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。
- The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。
- I've decided to get my tattoo removed.我已经决定去掉我身上的纹身。
- He had a tattoo on the back of his hand.他手背上刺有花纹。
- She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
- Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店？
- He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。
- They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。
- She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
- This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。