美联社新闻一分钟 2005-10-10

1. Villagers desperate to find survivors¹ dig with bare hands through the debris² of a Pakistani school that collapsed³ in a massive earthquake that killed more than 20,000.

2. President Bush orders cash and eight helicopters to Pakistan in response to the country's plea for international assistance with earthquake recovery.

3. A New Orleans police officer is caught on video punching a 64-year-old man accused of public intoxication⁴ and another officer assaults an APTN producer.

4. Another US marine⁵ is killed in Iraq as the government urges Iraqis to vote in next week's constitutional referendum and condemns⁶ insurgent⁷ demands for a boycott⁸.

5. And the remnants of hurricanes that battered⁹ North America send record-breaking waves across the Atlantic Ocean, delighting surfers in Ireland

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. desperate
2 desperate
If you are desperate for something or desperate to do something, you want or need it very much indeed.
They'd been married nearly four years and June was desperate to start a family.
People are desperate for him to do something.
ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ, usu ADJ to-inf, ADJ for n

desperately¹⁰
He was a boy who desperately needed affection.
ADV-GRADED: ADV with v

2. intoxication
1 intoxication
Intoxication is the state of being drunk. (FORMAL)
Intoxication interferes¹¹ with memory and thinking, speech and coordination¹².
N-UNCOUNT

3. delight
4 delight delights delighting delighted
If something delights you, it gives you a lot of pleasure.
She has created a style of music that has delighted audiences all over the world.
The report has delighted environmentalists.
VB
* disappoint

4. surf
2 surf surfs surfing surfed
If you surf, you ride on big waves in the sea on a special board.
I'm going to buy a surfboard and learn to surf.
I'm going to be surfing bigger waves when I get to Australia!
VB

surfer surfers
...this small fishing village, which continues to attract painters and surfers.
N-COUNT

1 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

2 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

3 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

4 intoxication   

n.wild excitement;drunkenness；poisoning

参考例句：

• He began to drink, drank himself to intoxication, till he slept obliterated. 他一直喝，喝到他快要迷糊地睡着了。
• Predator: Intoxication-Damage over time effect will now stack with other allies. Predator:Intoxication,持续性伤害的效果将会与队友相加。

5 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

6 condemns   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的第三人称单数 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age. 守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The public opinion condemns prostitution. 公众舆论遣责卖淫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 insurgent   

adj.叛乱的，起事的；n.叛乱分子

参考例句：

• Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
• The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。

8 boycott   

n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与

参考例句：

• We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
• The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。

9 battered   

adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损

参考例句：

• He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
• The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。

10 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

11 interferes   

vi. 妨碍，冲突，干涉

参考例句：

• The noise interferes with my work. 这噪音妨碍我的工作。
• That interferes with my plan. 那干扰了我的计划。

12 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。