美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-10
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. The true power of nature was on full display throughout the Midwest. Raging flood waters are still tearing through southern Indiana, swallowing farmland and homes. So far eight people have died from flooding in Michigan and Indiana.
2. McDonald's has stopped serving sliced tomatoes in its US restaurants. That's after concerns about salmonella food poisoning linked to some uncooked varieties. The grocer Winn-Dixie Stores said it was also taking some tomatoes off its shelves.
3. It's good to be home. That's from Senator Ted 1 Kennedy after he returned to his family's compound on Cape 2 Cod 3. The Massachusetts senator has been recovering from surgery to treat a cancerous brain tumor 4 for the past week.
4. Apple has unveiled an upgraded iPhone with a faster Internet connection and GPS capabilities 5. Analysts 6 say Apple needed to upgrade the iPhone's Internet connection to work over third-generation wireless 7 networks. The company is hoping to hit its target of selling ten million of the devices by the end of the year.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. Raging: adj.
Raging water moves very forcefully and violently.
2. salmonella: n. 沙门氏菌
a kind of bacteria in food that makes you ill.
3. grocer: n.
A grocer or a grocer's is a shop where foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods are sold.
4. GPS:
Global Positioning System a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show your exact position on the Earth on a special piece of equipment.
- The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
- She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。
- I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
- She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
- They salt down cod for winter use.他们腌鳕鱼留着冬天吃。
- Cod are found in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.北大西洋和北海有鳕鱼。
- He was died of a malignant tumor.他死于恶性肿瘤。
- The surgeons irradiated the tumor.外科医生用X射线照射那个肿瘤。
- He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
- Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
- I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。