美联社新闻一分钟 2006-06-03

1. Two defense¹ officials tell the Associated Press a military investigation² clears U. S. troops of allegations that they intentionally³ killed Iraqi civilians⁴. Iraqis accuse the soldiers of killing⁵ innocent people during a March raid at Ishaqi, a village north of Baghdad. The officials spoke⁶ on the condition of anonymity⁷ because the results have not yet been publicly released.

2. An Indiana coroner faults one of his deputies for a tragic⁸ mix-up. Two college students who look alike were misidentified after a crash, one of the students died, the other suffered serious injuries. The mix-up occurred when the injured student's sister was encouraged not to look at the body.

3. There is encouraging news about injured CBS correspondent Kimberly Dozier⁹. The network says she is now off a respirator. She was hurt earlier this week by a car bomb in Baghdad.

4. It's thought a usual to hear about alligator¹⁰s roaming around Florida, but this one was caught in Rhode Island. Officials say the baby gator was probably a pet that someone let loose.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. anonymity : noun
the state of remaining unknown to most other people
e.g. He agreed to give an interview on condition of anonymity (= if his name was not mentioned).

2. network : n-count
A radio or television network is a company or group of companies that broadcasts radio or television programmes throughout an area.
e.g. An American network says it has obtained the recordings¹².

3. usual : adj
Usual is used to describe what happens or what is done most often in a particular situation.
=normal
usual : noun
Usual is also a noun.
e.g. The stout¹³ barman in a bow tie presented himself to take their order. “Good morning, sir. The usual?”

4. alligator : n-count
An alligator is a large reptile¹⁴ with short legs, a long tail and very powerful jaws¹⁵.

5. gator : n-count
A gator is the same as an alligator. (AM INFORMAL)

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 intentionally   

ad.故意地，有意地

参考例句：

• I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
• The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获得提供住房。

4 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

5 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。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

7 anonymity   

n.the condition of being anonymous

参考例句：

• Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 为了姓名保密，书中的人用的都是化名。
• Our company promises to preserve the anonymity of all its clients. 我们公司承诺不公开客户的姓名。

8 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

9 dozier   

adj.想睡的( dozy的比较级 )；令人困倦的；愚笨的；迟钝的

参考例句：

• Dozier has been a CBS News correspondent reporting from Iraq for the past three years. Dozier过去三年一直担任CBS驻伊拉克的特派记者。 来自互联网
• A study of the influence of environment on the crack profile was reported by Dozier. 道滋尔报导了环境对裂纹轮廓影响的研究。 来自辞典例句

10 alligator   

n.短吻鳄(一种鳄鱼)

参考例句：

• She wandered off to play with her toy alligator.她开始玩鳄鱼玩具。
• Alligator skin is five times more costlier than leather.鳄鱼皮比通常的皮革要贵5倍。

11 alligators   

n.短吻鳄( alligator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Two alligators rest their snouts on the water's surface. 两只鳄鱼的大嘴栖息在水面上。 来自辞典例句
• In the movement of logs by water the lumber industry was greatly helped by alligators. 木材工业过去在水上运输木料时所十分倚重的就是鳄鱼。 来自辞典例句

12 recordings   

n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片

参考例句：

• a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
• old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐

13 stout   

adj.强壮的，粗大的，结实的，勇猛的，矮胖的

参考例句：

• He cut a stout stick to help him walk.他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。
• The stout old man waddled across the road.那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。

14 reptile   

n.爬行动物；两栖动物

参考例句：

• The frog is not a true reptile.青蛙并非真正的爬行动物。
• So you should not be surprised to see someone keep a reptile as a pet.所以，你不必惊奇有人养了一只爬行动物作为宠物。

15 jaws   

n.口部；嘴

参考例句：

• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
• The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。