美联社新闻一分钟 2006-01-10

1. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon resumes breathing on his own and moves his hand and leg in response to stimulation¹ as doctors begin bringing him out of an induced coma².

2. Vice³ President Dick Cheney is taken to the hospital experiencing shortness of breath. He is out hours later and was expected at the White House Monday.

3. The issue of the executive authority is expected to dominate Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Supreme⁴ Court nominee⁵ Samuel Alito opening Monday.

4. 2 suicide bombers⁶ dressed as police try to attack National Police Day celebrations in Iraq. Police kill 1 but the other explodes his vest, killing⁷ 29 people.

5. Howard Stern begins his new satellite radio show, denying rumors⁸ he's married his long-time girlfriend with a comment complete with a federally banned expletive

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. stimulation : noun [U]
when something causes someone or something to become more active or enthusiastic, or to develop or function:
e.g. the chemical stimulation of drugs

2. vest :noun [C]
(1)a type of underwear, often with no sleeves, which covers the upper part of the body and which is worn for extra warmth
(2)a shirt without sleeves, usually made out of cotton, which is worn in the summer or for sport

3. complete with :
having equipment or features
e.g. The house comes complete with swimming pool and sauna.

4. expletive :noun [C]
a swear word:
e.g. She dropped the book on her foot and let out a row/string of expletives

1 stimulation   

n.刺激，激励，鼓舞

参考例句：

• The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children.幼儿游戏组给孩子很多启发。
• You don't get any intellectual stimulation in this job.你不能从这份工作中获得任何智力启发。

2 coma   

n.昏迷，昏迷状态

参考例句：

• The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
• She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• 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。

5 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

6 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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。

8 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》