美联社新闻一分钟 2005-07-29

1. The Shuttle Discovery docking at the International Space Station, NASA says it's safe to fly home unscathed by dangerous foam¹ shrapnel .

2. In a major move to revive Northern Ireland peace efforts, the IRA says it's ending its 35-year armed campaign and resuming disarmament.

3. British authorities during dawn raids arrest 9 more men in connection with last week's botched attacks on London's transit² system.

4. Rescuers pull bodies from rivers of mud in and around Bombay as the death toll³ from India's record-breaking monsoon⁴ rains tops 500.

5. And Radovan Karadzic's wife urges the fugitive⁵ Bosnian Serb leader to surrender to the UN war crimes tribunal for the sake of his family.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. dock :V-ERG;dock,docks,docking,docked
When a ship docks or is docked, it is brought into a dock.
eg. The vessel⁶ docked at Liverpool in April 1811.
eg. The aircraft carrier has been docked there since last month.

2. unscathed :ADJ-GRADED: ADJ after v, v-link ADJ;= unharmed;unscathed
If you are unscathed after a dangerous experience, you have not been injured or harmed by it.
eg. Tony emerged unscathed apart from a severely⁷ bruised⁸ finger.
eg. East Los Angeles was left relatively⁹ unscathed by the riots.

3. shrapnel :N-UNCOUNT;shrapnel
Shrapnel consists of small pieces of metal which are scattered¹⁰ from exploding bombs and shells.
eg. He was hit by shrapnel from a grenade.

4. botch :VB=bungle;botch,botches,botching,botched
If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily. (INFORMAL)
eg. It is a silly idea and he has botched it.
eg. ...a botched job.

5. record-breaking :ADJ: ADJ n;record-breaking
A record-breaking success, result, or performance is one that beats the previous best success, result, or performance.
eg. Australia's rugby union side enjoyed a record-breaking win over France.

6. monsoon :N-COUNT: oft the N;monsoon,monsoons
The monsoon is the season in Southern Asia when there is a lot of very heavy rain.
eg. ...the end of the monsoon.
eg. ...monsoon flooding.

7. fugitive :N-COUNT;fugitive,fugitives
A fugitive is someone who is running away or hiding, usually in order to avoid being caught by the police.
eg. The rebel leader was a fugitive from justice.
eg. ...the fugitive train robber.

1 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

2 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• 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。

3 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

4 monsoon   

n.季雨，季风，大雨

参考例句：

• The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。
• The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。

5 fugitive   

adj.逃亡的，易逝的；n.逃犯，逃亡者

参考例句：

• The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。
• The fugitive is believed to be headed for the border.逃犯被认为在向国境线逃窜。

6 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

7 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

8 bruised   

[医]青肿的，瘀紫的

参考例句：

• his bruised and bloodied nose 他沾满血的青肿的鼻子
• She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。

9 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

10 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。