美联社新闻一分钟 2006-08-23

1. A public defender¹ says John Mark Karr wants to return to Colorado where he faces first-degree murder charges in the death of JonBenet Ramsey as soon as possible. He waive²d extradition⁴ at a hearing in Los Angeles this morning.

2. There were no survivors⁵ on a plane crash in eastern Ukraine Tuesday. Authorities say the crew sent four distress⁶ signals shortly before the crowded passenger jet slammed into the ground. It was packed with families and tourists returning from Russia's Black Sea.

3. Two police officers riding bikes to raise money for the families of officers killed on duty were themselves killed in a wreck⁷ near the Indiana-Illinois state line today. Police say a vehicle hit by a truck slammed into the bike riders, killing⁸ two and injuring three others.

4. A tropical depression is churning in the Atlantic with sustained wind speeds of thirty-five miles per hour. But the National Weather Service is watching it closely to see if it grows stronger. At thirty-nine miles an hour, it could become Debby, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.

WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. public defender : n-count
A public defender is a lawyer who is employed by a city or county to represent people who are accused of crimes but cannot afford to pay for a lawyer themselves.

2. distress signal : n-count
An international signal used by a distressed⁹ ship or aircraft to request help, as by radio broadcasts, flags, or flares¹⁰.

3. waive : verb
If you waive your right to something, for example legal representation, you choose not to have it or do it.

4. extradition : n
If someone is extradited, they are officially sent back to their own or another country to be tried for a crime that they have been accused of.

5. slam into : verb
If one thing slams into or against another, it crashes into it with great force.

6. on duty : phrase
If someone such as a policeman or a nurse is on duty, they are working. If someone is off duty, they are not working.

7. depression : n-count
A depression is a mass of air that has a low pressure and that often causes rain.

8. churn: verb
If something churns water, mud, or dust, it moves it about violently.

1 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

2 waive   

vt.放弃，不坚持(规定、要求、权力等)

参考例句：

• I'll record to our habitat office waive our claim immediately.我立即写信给咱们的总公司提出放弃索赔。
• In view of the unusual circumstances,they agree to waive their requirement.鉴于特殊情况，他们同意放弃他们的要求。

3 waived   

v.宣布放弃( waive的过去式和过去分词 )；搁置；推迟；放弃（权利、要求等）

参考例句：

• He has waived all claim to the money. 他放弃了索取这笔钱的权利。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I waived the discourse, and began to talk of my business. 我撇开了这个话题，开始讲我的事情。 来自辞典例句

4 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

5 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

6 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

7 wreck   

n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难

参考例句：

• Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
• No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。

8 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。

9 distressed   

痛苦的

参考例句：

• He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑，无法回答他们的问题。
• The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。

10 flares   

n.喇叭裤v.（使）闪耀( flare的第三人称单数 )；（使）（船舷）外倾；（使）鼻孔张大；（使）（衣裙、酒杯等）呈喇叭形展开

参考例句：

• The side of a ship flares from the keel to the deck. 船舷从龙骨向甲板外倾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation. 他是火爆性子，一点就着。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》