美联社新闻一分钟 2005-11-27

1. Travellers zip through the first Palestinian-run border,the newly opened Rafah gate between the Gaza Strip and neighbouring Egypt.

2. US troops who burned 2 Taliban rebels' bodies face discipline, but the military says they won't be prosecuted¹ since hygiene² concerns prompt their actions.

3. A suicide bomber³ kills 6 people at a gas station in central Iraq while a car bomb targeting a convoy⁴ of foreigners in Baghdad kills 4.

4. Following a toxic⁵ spill, China orders a prompt cleanup of benzene from the river that provides water for residents of the northeast city.

5,And a city in Bosnia unveils a statue of Kung-fu film star Bruce Lee, a small symbolic⁶ step taking aim at easing that country's ethnic⁷ divide.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. Rafah:
town in the present Gaza Strip on the Egyptian border. The ancient name was Raphia.

2. Gaza Strip:
a coastal⁸ area in the Middle East, between Egypt and Israel, which belongs to Israel but is controlled by Palestinians.

3. hygiene:
n.卫生, 卫生学
the practice of keeping yourself and the things around you clean in order to prevent diseases// --the importance of personal hygiene // oral/dental hygiene // --a food hygiene training course// good/poor/proper hygiene // --The Consumers' Association blames poor hygiene standards.//

4. benzene: 　
->注意和＂benzine＂（汽油）的区分．
n.[化]苯
a liquid obtained from coal, used for making plastics

1 prosecuted   

a.被起诉的

参考例句：

• The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。

2 hygiene   

n.健康法，卫生学 （a.hygienic）

参考例句：

• Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
• He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。

3 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。

4 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

5 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

6 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

7 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

8 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。