美联社新闻一分钟 2005-11-25

1. In central Iraq, south of Baghdad, a suicide car bomber¹ targets US troops handing out toys to children at a hospital with the blast killing² 30 people.

2. Two people are hurt after a balloon at the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade snags the streetlight causing part of it to fall into the crowd.

3. The European Union accuses Iran of having documents that serve no other purpose in showing how to produce nuclear warheads.

4. In China, a slick of river-borne toxins⁴ from a chemical plant explosion flows into a major city amid efforts to protect residents.

5. And a 100-pound woman wins a turkey-eating contest in New York, gobbling more than four pounds turkey in just 12 minutes.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. snag
2 snag snags snagging snagged
If you snag part of your clothing on a sharp or rough object or if it snags, it gets caught on the object and tears.
She snagged a heel on a root and tumbled to the ground.
Brambles snagged his suit.
Local fishermen complained that their nets kept snagging on some underwater objects.
V-ERG
= catch

2. slick
4 slick slicks
A slick is the same as an oil slick.
Experts are trying to devise ways to clean up the huge slick.
N-COUNT

3. toxin³
toxin toxins
A toxin is any poisonous substance produced by bacteria, animals, or plants.
Experts have linked this condition to a build-up of toxins in the body.
Tests showed increased levels of toxin in shellfish.
N-VAR

4. gobble
gobble gobbles gobbling gobbled
If you gobble food, you eat it quickly and greedily.
Pete gobbled all the beef stew⁵.
VB

1 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• 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。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 toxin   

n.毒素，毒质

参考例句：

• Experts have linked this condition to a build-up of toxins in the body.专家已把这一病症与体内毒素的积累联系起来。
• Tests showed increased levels of toxin in shellfish.检验表明水生有壳动物的毒素水平提高了。

4 toxins   

n.毒素( toxin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The seas have been used as a receptacle for a range of industrial toxins. 海洋成了各种有毒工业废料的大容器。
• Most toxins are naturally excreted from the body. 大部分毒素被自然排出体外。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 stew   

n.炖汤，焖，烦恼；v.炖汤，焖，忧虑

参考例句：

• The stew must be boiled up before serving.炖肉必须煮熟才能上桌。
• There's no need to get in a stew.没有必要烦恼。