美联社新闻一分钟 2006-08-07

1. Hezbollah rockets pounded the Israeli port city of Haifa overnight. Officials say at least three people have died and dozens are hurt. They say one residential¹ neighborhood took five or six hits. Haifa is Israel's third-largest city.

2. Elian Gonzalez is wishing Cuban leader Fidel Castro a speedy recovery. Gonzalez, once the center of an international custody² fight, sent a letter to his dear grandpa Fidel. That was published in the newspaper. The government says the communist leader is recuperating³ well after surgery.

3. She conquered the elements in Alaska, but Susan Butcher lost her fight with cancer. The four-time Iditarod champ died after a long battle with leukemia. In the late 1980s, Butcher dominated the 1,100-mile dog-sled race from Anchorage to Nome.

4. One hall is just not enough for Egyptian mummies. The second hall dedicated⁴ to bodies and bones centuries ago is now open at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. This collection was found in the famed Valley of the Kings and includes eleven warrior⁵ pharaohs.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. recuperate⁶ : verb
When you recuperate, you recover your health or strength after you have been ill or injured.
= recover

2. leukemia : n-uncount
Leukemia is a disease of the blood in which the body produces too many white blood cells.

3. sled : n-count
A sled is the same as a sledge⁷. (AM)
sledge : n-count
A sledge is an object used for traveling over snow. It consists of a framework, which slides on two strips of wood or metal. (BRIT)
= sled

4. mummy : n-count
A mummy is a dead body which was preserved long ago by being rubbed with special oils and wrapped in cloth.

5. pharaoh : n-count, n-proper
A pharaoh was a king of ancient Egypt.

1 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

2 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

3 recuperating   

v.恢复（健康、体力等），复原( recuperate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He's still recuperating from his operation. 他动了手术，还在恢复。
• He is recuperating from a serious back injury. 他背部受了重伤，目前正在康复中。 来自辞典例句

4 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

5 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

• The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
• A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。

6 recuperate   

v.恢复

参考例句：

• Stay in the hospital for a few more days to recuperate.再住院几天，好好地恢复。
• He went to the country to recuperate.他去乡下养病去了。

7 sledge   

n.雪橇，大锤；v.用雪橇搬运，坐雪橇往

参考例句：

• The sledge gained momentum as it ran down the hill.雪橇从山上下冲时的动力越来越大。
• The sledge slid across the snow as lightly as a boat on the water.雪橇在雪原上轻巧地滑行，就象船在水上行驶一样。