美联社新闻一分钟 2006-01-27

1. Thousands of Hamas supporters took to the streets Thursday to celebrate their victory in Palestinian parliamentary elections. Election officials say the Islamic militant¹ group won 76 seats in Wednesday's elections.

2. (I hope I never see anything like this again.) Seven children were killed when their car burst into flames after being crushed between a truck and a stopped school bus. Florida authorities say the victims ranged in age from 20 months to 15 years. All were sibling²s or cousins.

3. The sole survivor⁴ of the West Virginia mine disaster has emerged from a light coma⁵ but still cannot speak. Randal McCloy Junior had been in a coma since his January 4th rescue, but can now respond to simple commands.

4. President Bush was interrupted during his White House news conference on Thursday. “We seem to have a mechanical flaw.” One of the cameras came loose from the ceiling of the press briefing room and dangle⁶d precipitously over some reporters' heads, but only delayed the president for a few moments.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. sibling : noun [C] FORMAL
a brother or sister:
e.g. I have four siblings³: three brothers and a sister.

2. dangle : verb
to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely:
e.g. Loose electric wires were dangling⁸ from the wall.

3. precipitously : adv
dangerously high or steep:
e.g. The price of shares in the company dropped precipitously with the news of poor sales figures

1 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

2 sibling   

n.同胞手足(指兄、弟、姐或妹)

参考例句：

• Many of us hate living in the shadows of a more successful sibling.我们很多人都讨厌活在更为成功的手足的阴影下。
• Sibling ravalry has been common in this family.这个家里，兄弟姊妹之间的矛盾很平常。

3 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分

4 survivor   

n.生存者，残存者，幸存者

参考例句：

• The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
• There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

5 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。

6 dangle   

v.(使)悬荡，(使)悬垂

参考例句：

• At Christmas,we dangle colored lights around the room.圣诞节时，我们在房间里挂上彩灯。
• He sits on the edge of the table and dangles his legs.他坐在桌子边上，摆动著双腿。

7 dangled   

悬吊着( dangle的过去式和过去分词 )； 摆动不定； 用某事物诱惑…； 吊胃口

参考例句：

• Gold charms dangled from her bracelet. 她的手镯上挂着许多金饰物。
• It's the biggest financial incentive ever dangled before British footballers. 这是历来对英国足球运动员的最大经济诱惑。

8 dangling   

悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 )； 摆动不定； 用某事物诱惑…； 吊胃口

参考例句：

• The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost, now. 结果，那颗牙就晃来晃去吊在床柱上了。
• The children sat on the high wall,their legs dangling. 孩子们坐在一堵高墙上，摇晃着他们的双腿。