美联社新闻一分钟 2006-06-29

1. Floodwaters are inundating¹ states up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Hundreds of thousands of people are forced to leave their homes in Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey² because of rising waters. At least 11 people have died in the floods.

2. Airstrike shook the Gaza Strip today as Israeli warplanes took aim at Palestinian militants³. It's in retaliation⁴ for the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier last weekend. The attack knocked out power to more than a million people in the Gaza Strip.

3. Two men who were missing after Tuesday's motel fire in Georgia have been found unharmed. But one other person was killed. Investigators⁵ are still trying to determine whether a gas leak caused the explosion of the Great Western Inn.

4. Bill Hargrove is no ordinary bowler⁶. At 105, he is the oldest bowler in America. He began playing the game in 1924 and hasn't stopped since. His eyesight is poor. He has to depend on friends to tell him what pins are still standing⁷. But this centenarian is not slowing down. He bowls twice a week in two different leagues and he wins.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. inundate⁸ : verb
If an area of land is inundated⁹, it becomes covered with water.
= flood

2. seaboard : n-count
The seaboard is the part of a country that is next to the sea; used especially of the coasts of North America.
= coast

3. take aim : phrase
When you take aim, you point a weapon or object at someone or something, before firing or throwing it.

4. knock out : phrasal verb
If something is knocked out by enemy action or bad weather, it is destroyed or stops functioning because of it.

5. bowler : n-count
The bowler in a sport such as cricket is the player who is bowling¹⁰ the ball.

6. pin : n-count
one of the wooden clubs at which the ball is aimed in bowling. [sports]

7. centenarian : n-count
A centenarian is someone who is a hundred years old or older.

1 inundating   

v.淹没( inundate的现在分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付

参考例句：

• Floodwaters are inundating states up and down the Eastern Seaboard. 洪水淹没了东部沿海各州。 来自互联网
• Their invasion of the city effecttidal wave inundating first the immigrant colonies. 他们的涌入城市，象潮头一样首先淹没了移民地带。 来自互联网

2 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

4 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 bowler   

n.打保龄球的人，（板球的）投（球）手

参考例句：

• The bowler judged it well,timing the ball to perfection.投球手判断准确，对球速的掌握恰到好处。
• The captain decided to take Snow off and try a slower bowler.队长决定把斯诺撤下，换一个动作慢一点的投球手试一试。

7 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

8 inundate   

vt.淹没，泛滥，压倒

参考例句：

• If the dam breaks,it will inundate large parts of the town.如果水坝坍塌，该城的大部分将被淹没。
• The course changes frequently,and the area is so flat that a small change in the level of the river may inundate a considerable area.河道变化多端，下游地区却很平坦，水位少许上涨河流就会淹没一大片土地。

9 inundated   

v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付

参考例句：

• We have been inundated with offers of help. 主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。
• We have been inundated with every bit of information imaginable. 凡是想得到的各种各样的信息潮水般地向我们涌来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 bowling   

n.保龄球运动

参考例句：

• Bowling is a popular sport with young and old.保龄球是老少都爱的运动。
• Which sport do you 1ike most,golf or bowling?你最喜欢什么运动，高尔夫还是保龄球？