美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-13
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年6月
1. A group of Boy Scouts 2 have been praised for coming to each other’s aid after a tornado 3 struck their western Iowa camp. Four young men were killed, and nearly 50 others were hurt, 14 of them remain hospitalized. The teens were attending a week-long leadership training camp when the twister struck last night.
2. And parts of the Midwest have been swamped by flood water. Thousands of people have been evacuated 4 as severe thunderstorms hit already flood-ravaged places. More than a half of Iowa’s counties have been declared state disaster areas.
3. Another setback 5 for the Bush administration. The Supreme 6 Court ruled the government is violating Guantanamo Bay detainees’ rights by holding them indefinitely and without charges. President Bush says he'll abide 7 by the High Court's decision.
4. There is word a European brewer 8 has offered 46 billion dollars to buy Anheuser-Busch, the maker 9 of Budweiser, Bud Light and other brands. The news helped give Wall Street a rebound 10 but stocks turned mixed late in the day.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.Boy Scout 1
A Boy Scout is a boy usually 11 to 18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting 11 movement.
2. setback [countable]n.
a problem that delays or prevents progress, or makes things worse than they were
3. detainee [countable] formal n.
someone who is officially kept in a prison, usually because of their political views
4. brewer [countable]n.
DFD a person or company that makes beer
5.Anheuser-Busch 安海斯布希
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. operates the largest brewing 12 company in the United States in volume with a 48.8% share of beer sales.
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (ABC) is the holding company of Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated (ABI), a beer brewer. The Company is also the parent corporation to a number of subsidiaries that conduct various other business operations.
6.Budweiser百威
Bud Light 百威淡啤
7.rebound
in sports, refers to the ball becoming freely available after a failed attempt to put it into the goal
8.mixed adj.
股市上还会有涨跌互见的现象，可以用mixed这个词表示“涨跌互见”这个意义。
- He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵，受了重伤。
- The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.侦察兵偷偷地靠近敌军阵地。
- to join the Scouts 参加童子军
- The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组，然后开始巡逻这个地区。
- 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。
- 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。
- Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
- She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
- If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。
- Brewer is a very interesting man. 布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。
- I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. 我决定辞职，做一名酿酒人。
- He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
- A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
- The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
- Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。