美联社新闻一分钟 2007-07-08
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
英语课
1. Crowds gathered across the globe to listen to nonstop concerts with an eco-friendly message about global warming. The Live Earth concerts began in Australia, China and Japan, and continued throughout the day in Brazil, Germany, England and the US.
2. Scorching 1 temperatures continue to plague 2 much of the west, and forecasters predict little relief in the days ahead. The extreme temperatures are also raising concerns about wildfires in several states.
3. An Iraqi doctor has appeared in a London courtroom on charges that he and another man crashed a car into a terminal 3 at Glasgow Airport. Bilal Abdullah is one of eight people charged in the failed car bomb attacks in Scotland 4 and England.
4. Folks hoping to cash in on the so-called 5 luckiest day of the century have headed to Las Vegas. The 7th day of the 7th month in 07 not only has gamblers excited but also thousands of couples hoping to be lucky in love.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. eco-friendly:
not harmful to the environment:
2. plague: transitive verb [usually passive]
to cause pain, suffering, or trouble to someone, especially for a long period of time
3. cash in :
to make a profit from a situation in a way that other people think is wrong or unfair
4. gambler:
a person who plays a game for money or property
2. Scorching 1 temperatures continue to plague 2 much of the west, and forecasters predict little relief in the days ahead. The extreme temperatures are also raising concerns about wildfires in several states.
3. An Iraqi doctor has appeared in a London courtroom on charges that he and another man crashed a car into a terminal 3 at Glasgow Airport. Bilal Abdullah is one of eight people charged in the failed car bomb attacks in Scotland 4 and England.
4. Folks hoping to cash in on the so-called 5 luckiest day of the century have headed to Las Vegas. The 7th day of the 7th month in 07 not only has gamblers excited but also thousands of couples hoping to be lucky in love.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. eco-friendly:
not harmful to the environment:
2. plague: transitive verb [usually passive]
to cause pain, suffering, or trouble to someone, especially for a long period of time
3. cash in :
to make a profit from a situation in a way that other people think is wrong or unfair
4. gambler:
a person who plays a game for money or property
1 scorching
adj. 灼热的
- a scorching, pitiless sun 灼热的骄阳
- a scorching critique of the government's economic policy 对政府经济政策的严厉批评
2 plague
n.瘟疫，鼠疫，祸患，灾难；v.烦扰，使痛苦
- Plague was then prevailing in that city.当时瘟疫正在该城流行。
- The plague once could wipe out a village.鼠疫曾一度可以夺走整个村庄村民的生命。
3 terminal
n.终端机，终点，末端；adj.终点的，按期的，致死的
- The car has reached its terminal speed and can run faster no longer.这辆车的速度已达到了极限，不能再跑更快了。
- There's a taxi stand outside the terminal.在终点站的外面有出租车。