美联社新闻一分钟 2005-12-25
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1. In Thailand, low-key ceremonies mark the start of the one-year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami 1 that killed at least 216,000 people.
2. Holiday spirit returns to Bethlehem for the first time in 6 years, as thousands of pilgrims pack the town for Christmas celebrations.
3. Defense 2 Secretary Rumsfeld serves Christmas Eve dinner to U.S. troops in Iraq, telling them they will persevere 3 and win the war there.
4. The U.S criticizes Egypt for the conviction of Ayman Nour, runner-up to Hosni Mubarak in that country's presidential vote this fall.
5. And finally, Russian President Putin shows off his judo 4 skills, giving a master class to students in his hometown of St. Petersburg.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. low-key
low-key
If you say that something is low-key, you mean that it is on a small scale rather than involving a lot of activity or being made to seem impressive or important.
The wedding will be a very low-key affair.
He wanted to keep the meetings low-key.
ADJ-GRADED
= muted, understated
2. pack
3 pack packs packing packed
If people or things pack into a place or if they pack a place, there are so many of them that the place is full.
Hundreds of thousands of people packed into the mosque 5.
Seventy thousand people will pack the stadium.
VB
= cram 6
3. runner-up
runner-up runners-up
A runner-up is someone who has finished in second place in a race or competition.
The ten runners-up will receive a case of wine.
...Paul Azinger, the American who was runner-up to Faldo at Muirfield in 1987.
N-COUNT: oft N to n
4. judo
judo
Judo is a sport in which two people fight and try to throw each other to the ground.
N-UNCOUNT
- Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
- Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- They are determined to persevere in the fight.他们决心坚持战斗。
- It is strength of character enabled him to persevere.他那坚强的性格使他能够坚持不懈。
- The judo is a kind of fighting sport.柔道是一种对抗性体育活动。
- Which is more important in judo, strength or techniques?柔道运动中，力量和技术哪个更重要？