美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-04
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(七)月
1. In Afghanistan, the Pentagon is extending the tour of more than 2,000 Marines after insisting the unit would come home on time. Military leaders say they need more troops. So now the unit is due home in early November.
2. Hostages released in Colombia are reuniting with family members after rebels held them in the jungle for years. One-time presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt embraced her children. Three American military contractors 2 are recuperating 3 at an army hospital in Texas.
3. Federal prosecutors 4 in Vermont file charges against a man whose 12-year-old niece was found dead. The charges carry the death penalty. Authorities say the man tricked the girl into going to a party, planning to initiate 5 her into a child sex ring.
4. A branch of Madame Tussauds Wax Museum opens in Germany with the likes of Hitler, Beethoven and Carl Marx on display. All of these lifelike figures can be touched and photographed. Everyone except Hitler.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
extend [intransitive + adverb/preposition,transitive]v.
to continue for a longer period of time, or to make something last longer
tour [countable]n.
a short trip through a place to see it
tour of/around/round
Marine 1 [countable]n.
a soldier who serves on a ship, especially a member of the Royal Marines or the US Marine Corps 6
unit[countable]n.
a thing, person, or group that is regarded as one single whole part of something larger
eg.a Russian army unit
due[not before noun]
expected to happen or arrive at a particular time
due to do something
jungle[uncountable and countable]n.
a thick tropical forest with many large plants growing very close together
one-time[only before noun]adj.
former
recuperate[intransitive]v.
to get better again after an illness or injury [= recover]
recuperate from
eg.Coles is recuperating from a sprained 7 ankle.
trick[transitive]v.
to deceive someone in order to get something from them or to make them do something:
trick somebody into doing something
eg.He claimed he was tricked into carrying drugs.
initiate[transitive]v.
to tell someone about something or show them how to do something
initiate somebody into something
eg.Those kids were initiated 8 into heroin 9 use at a young age.
ring[countable]n.
a group of people who illegally control a business or criminal activity
Madame Tussauds（杜莎夫人蜡像馆）is a famous wax museum in London with branches in a number of major cities. It was set up by wax sculptor 10 Marie Tussaud.
the likes of somebody/something spoken
used to talk about people of a particular type
lifelike adj.
a lifelike picture, model etc looks exactly like a real person or thing
photograph [transitive]v.
to take a photograph of someone or something
- Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
- We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He's still recuperating from his operation. 他动了手术，还在恢复。
- He is recuperating from a serious back injury. 他背部受了重伤，目前正在康复中。 来自辞典例句
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
- A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。
- They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。
- The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
- I stumbled and sprained my ankle. 我摔了一跤，把脚脖子扭了。
- When Mary sprained her ankles, John carried her piggyback to the doctors. 玛丽扭伤了足踝，约翰驮她去看医生。
- Customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.海关查获了有史以来最大的一批海洛因。
- Heroin has been smuggled out by sea.海洛因已从海上偷运出境。