美联社新闻一分钟 2006-03-03

1. The Associated Press has obtained a video showing former FEMA director Micheal Brown warning President Bush and other senior administration officials about the dangers of Hurricane Katrina the day before it struck New Orleans.

2. The U.S. Senate voted to renew the Patriot¹ Act Thursday despite an unsuccessful filibuster² by senator Russ Feingold. The House is expected to approve the bill next week, the current bill, which has been extended twice, expires next Friday.

3. A suicide bomber³ set off an explosive device outside the U.S. consulate⁵ in Karachi Thursday, killing⁶ at least 4 people and wounding more than 50. The attack comes just one day before President Bush is due to visit Pakistan.

4. And one lucky dog named Rocky won't have his world rock upside-down. Rocky's old owner was moving and couldn't take him along, the people who bought Rocky's home included him in the deal, so Rocky gets to live in the same house.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. consulate
consulate consulates⁷
A consulate is the place where a consul⁴ works.
They managed to make contact with the British consulate in Lyons.
N-COUNT: oft supp N

2. upside down
upside down
If something has been moved upside down, it has been turned round so that the part that is usually lowest is above the part that is usually highest.
The painting was hung upside down.
Salter held the bag by the corners and shook it upside down.
ADV: ADV after v, n ADV also upside-down.

+ upside down
Also an adjective.
His eyes were open and everything he saw was upside down.
Tony had an upside-down map of Britain on his wall.
ADJ also upside-down.

1 patriot   

n.爱国者，爱国主义者

参考例句：

• He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
• He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。

2 filibuster   

n.妨碍议事，阻挠；v.阻挠

参考例句：

• A senator dragged the subject in as a filibuster.一个参议员硬把这个题目拉扯进来，作为一种阻碍议事的手法。
• The democrats organized a filibuster in the senate.民主党党员在参议院上组织了阻挠议事。

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 consul   

n.领事；执政官

参考例句：

• A consul's duty is to help his own nationals.领事的职责是帮助自己的同胞。
• He'll hold the post of consul general for the United States at Shanghai.他将就任美国驻上海总领事(的职务)。

5 consulate   

n.领事馆

参考例句：

• The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
• The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

6 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。

7 consulates   

n.领事馆( consulate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Consulates General of The People's Republic at Los Angeles. 中华人民共和国驻洛杉矶总领事馆。 来自互联网
• The country's embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions stationed in other countries. （七）家驻外使馆、馆和其他外交代表机构。 来自互联网