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美联社新闻一分钟 2006-08-14

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1. A ceasefire will take effect in just hours on the Lebanese-Israeli border. But for now, rockets are still falling. More than 15 bombs hit the city of Haifa and in Lebanon warplanes pounded Tyre.

2. British authorities are telling citizens to stay vigilant1 and patient. Officials are still investigating a foiled2 plot to blow up airliners3 between the US and Great Britain. The flyers are finding long long lines at security checkpoints and canceled flights.

3. The Coast Guard made a dramatic rescue at sea Friday. A research ship was burning off the coast of Louisiana and called for help. The Coast Guard was able to rescue 40 people. Two men were hurt. The fire started in the engine room and continued to burn until Saturday afternoon.

4. The Black Widow strikes again. Korean-born Sonya Thomas wolfed down 17 ground lotus seed buns in exactly twelve minutes to win the Bun Eating Contest in Hong Kong. Her closest competitor could eat only nine. With her 2500-dollar winner's cheque pocketed, Thomas said she has in focus finding a dining mate. She is 39 and single

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. flyer : n-count
You can refer to someone who travels by aeroplane as a flyer.

2. engine room : n-count
On a boat or a ship, the engine room is the place where the engines are.

3. wolf : verb
If someone wolfs their food, they eat it all very quickly and greedily. (INFORMAL)
wolf down : phrasal verb
Wolf down means the same as wolf.

4. lotus : n-count
a tropical plant with white or pink flowers that grows on the surface of lakes in Africa and Asia

5. bun : n-count
a small round flat bread roll

6. pocket : verb
If you say that someone pockets something such as a prize or sum of money, you mean that they win or obtain it, often without needing to make much effort or in a way that seems unfair. (JOURNALISM)


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1 vigilant ULez2     
adj.警觉的,警戒的,警惕的
参考例句:
  • He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
  • The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。
2 foiled c2ef34b0e38c2d5d99bfbc6475a84302     
adj.有叶形装饰的v.挫败,使受挫折( foil的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • We foiled his attempt to escape. 我们挫败了他逃跑的企图。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They were foiled in their attempt. 他们的企图成了泡影。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3 airliners 1ec0b4504c9e854df736acf1fcb02db5     
n.客机,班机( airliner的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The fog grounded the airliners. 大雾迫使班机停飞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They placed very stable and accurate atomic clocks on regularly scheduled jet airliners. 他们将非常稳定、准确的原子钟装在定期飞行的喷气式班机上。 来自辞典例句
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