美联社新闻一分钟 2005-07-02
时间：2018-12-17 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1. Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the US Supreme 1 Court often casting a swing vote on divisive issues says she is retiring.
2. President Bush vows 2 to name O'Connor's successor quickly, no matter who it is, a bruising 3 Senate confirmation 4 fight is expected.
3. US forces scour 5 the Afghan mountains for an American military team missing in the same area where a US helicopter was shot down.
4. Near Baghdad, a suspicious fire paralyzes a water plant amid one hundred degree heat, also gunmen kill an aide to Iraq's top Shiite cleric.
5. And finally, the all-star Live 8 concerts urging a political solution to African poverty could draw a million people at shows in 10 cities.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.swing:adj.if emotions or opinions swing, or if something swings them, they change quickly to the opposite of what they were.
eg.Do campaign gifts swing votes ?
2.divisive:adj.causing a lot of disagreement between people
eg.The strike was a divisive issue in the community.
3.bruising:adj.difficult and unpleasant, and leaving you feeling tired or emotionally harmed.
eg.For farmers this was a bruising experience.
4.confirmation:n.a statement, document etc that says that something is definitely.
5.scour:v.to search very carefully and thoroughly 6 through an area.
eg.Her family began to scour the countryside for a suitable house.
6.paralyze(=paralyse):v.to make something unable to operate normally.
eg.Motor traffic was paralysed in much of the city.
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
- The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。
- He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
- He slipped and fell, badly bruising an elbow. 他滑倒了，一只胳膊肘严重擦伤。 来自辞典例句
- We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
- We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。
- Mother made me scour the family silver.母亲让我擦洗家里的银器。
- We scoured the telephone directory for clues.我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。
- The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
- The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。