美联社新闻一分钟 2005-07-03
时间：2018-12-17 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1. An Idaho girl missing with her brother since family members were found murdered at their home is found at a restaurant with a registered sex offender 1.
2. Hundreds of thousands of 10 Live 8 concerts organize to pressure G8 world leaders to work to alleviate 2 African poverty.
3. In Iran, a former top secret agency says the hostage-taker in a 1979 photo under scrutiny 3 is not president-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
4. A Suicide bomber 4 strapped with explosives kills up to 17 people outside a Baghdad recruiting center for Iraqi police special forces.
5. And a Utah woman has brought in 10,000 dollars after she auctioned 6 off her forehead for advertising 7 space on eBay.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.alleviate:v.to make something less painful or difficult to deal with
eg.a new medicine to alleviate the symptoms of flu.
2.scrutiny:n.careful and thorough examination of someone or something.
eg.Their activities have come under police scrutiny.
3.strap:v.to fasten something or someone in place with one or more straps 8.
- They all sued out a pardon for an offender.他们请求法院赦免一名罪犯。
- The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.当局一般都知道性犯罪者在获释后往往会再次犯案。
- The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。
- Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
- His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
- Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。
- He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
- Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
- Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off. 眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉，心里真不好受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
- The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。