美联社新闻一分钟 2006-07-14

Israeli helicopters have unleash¹ed a second attack on Lebanon's only international airport. Southern Lebanon has also been pounded by Israel. More than 50 people have died in the attacks that began after two Israeli soldiers were captured on Wednesday.

In Yucca Valley, California, two wildfires that have already burned more than 100 buildings could link up in the San Bernardino National Forest. There one fire official says the dry timber is just like matches standing³ on end.

Veterinarians say as long as Barbaro isn't suffering they will continue to treat him. But they say the famous colt's chances of survival are poor. Barbaro won the Kentucky Derby but shattered his right hind⁴ leg in the Preakness and has developed a potentially fatal disease.

And in Oregon, a stolen baseball autographed by Mickey Mantle⁵ has been recovered after a 12-year-old boy overheard several suspects discussing the robbery at the local library. His father gave chase and now police have the suspects and the ball. It was stolen along with several other items from a Boys and Girls Club near Portland.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. unleash: verb
If you say someone or something unleashes⁶ a powerful force, feeling, activity, or group, you mean that they suddenly start it or send it somewhere.

2. pound: verb
If a place is pounded, it is assaulted with heavy gunfire.

3. on end: adv.
Something that is standing on end is upstraight instead of in its normal position.

4. autograph: verb
If someone famous autographs something, they out their signature on it.

5. overhear: verb
If you overhear someone, you hear what they are saying when they are not talking to you and they do not know you are listening.

1 unleash   

vt.发泄，发出；解带子放开

参考例句：

• They hope to create allies to unleash against diseases,pests,and invasive species.他们希望创造出一些新群体来对付疾病、害虫和一些有侵害性的物种。
• Changing water levels now at times unleash a miasma of disease from exposed sewage.如今，大坝不时地改变水位，从暴露的污水释放出了疾病瘴气。

2 unleashed   

v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. 政府的提案引发了新闻界的抗议浪潮。
• The full force of his rage was unleashed against me. 他把所有的怒气都发泄在我身上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 hind   

adj.后面的，后部的

参考例句：

• The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs.这种动物能够用后肢站立。
• Don't hind her in her studies.不要在学业上扯她后腿。

5 mantle   

n.斗篷，覆罩之物，罩子；v.罩住，覆盖，脸红

参考例句：

• The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.大地披上了苍翠欲滴的绿色斗篷。
• The mountain was covered with a mantle of snow.山上覆盖着一层雪。

6 unleashes   

v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• These findings qualify the common view that economic growth unleashes myriad discontents. 这些发现，纠正了一个普遍观点，即经济发展使人们尽情宣泄不满。 来自互联网
• This caster unleashes a storm of electric discharge on the enemy. 法师向敌人释放出一片电火花的风暴。 来自互联网