美联社新闻一分钟 2005-12-23
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1. Striking New York City transit 1 workers take steps to return to work while contract talks resume, a deal that could pave the way for service to return.
2. On a surprise visit to Iraq, Defense 2 Secretary Rumsfeld hints at a possible cut in US forces there below the baseline of 138000 troops.
3. Elsewhere in Iraq, Saddam Hussein's trial was adjourned 4 until next month. The judge says no proof verifies Saddam's claims of abuse while in US custody 5.
4. In a city in Russia's Far East, the dreaded 7 moment has arrived - a toxic 8 spill from China caused by a chemical plant explosion 5 weeks ago.
5. And Spain's Christmas lottery 9, sprinkles more than 2.4 billion dollars in holiday cheer around the country
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. take steps to do sth
= try to do sth
2. pave the way for someone/something
to make it easier or possible for for someone or something to follow.
e.g. The procedure helped pave the way for successful open heart surgery using the heart-lung machine.
3. hint at
暗示
4. adjourn 3 / adjournment 10 n [U and C]
vi.延期, 休会, 换另一 个地方
1 [I and T] if a meeting, parliament, law court etc adjourns 11, or if the person in charge adjourns it, it stops for a short time: --It was almost noon when the meeting adjourned.
adjourn for/until
--Congress has adjourned for the November elections.
--His trial was adjourned until May.
2 adjourn to sth: to finish an activity and go somewhere - often used humorously
--The rest of us adjourned to a nearby pub for some refreshments 12.
--We sought an adjournment of the proceedings 13.
5. dreaded
adj also dread 6 literary [only before noun] making you feel afraid or anxious - often used humorously
--She couldn't put off the dreaded moment forever.
6. sprinkle
1. to scatter 14 small drops of liquid or small pieces of something: sprinkle sth with sth: sprinkle the top with cheese.
2. be sprinkled with jokes/quotations etc: to be full of jokes etc
The book is liberally sprinkled with cliches.
- His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
- The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。
- 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。
- The motion to adjourn was carried.休会的提议通过了。
- I am afraid the court may not adjourn until three or even later.我担心法庭要到3点或更晚时才会休庭。
- The court adjourned for lunch. 午餐时间法庭休庭。
- The trial was adjourned following the presentation of new evidence to the court. 新证据呈到庭上后，审讯就宣告暂停。
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
- We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
- Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。
- The dreaded moment had finally arrived. 可怕的时刻终于来到了。
- He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. 他害怕非得在医院过圣诞节不可。 来自《用法词典》
- The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
- There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。
- He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
- They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。
- The adjournment of the case lasted for two weeks. 该案休庭期为两周。
- The solicitor moved for an adjournment of the case. 律师请求将这个案件的诉讼延期。
- Congress adjourns in 3 weeks, we can't do this alone. 距国会开会只有3个星期，我们不能单干。
- And so, at six in the morning, a victorious Convention adjourns. 这样，早上六点，胜利的国民议会休会了。
- We have to make a small charge for refreshments. 我们得收取少量茶点费。
- Light refreshments will be served during the break. 中间休息时有点心供应。
- He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
- to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼