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美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-05

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1. "But at least he died 'doing something that he loved.'" Fans spoke1 fondly of Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter", at the National Zoo in Washington D. C. Monday. The 44-year-old Australian was killed when a stingray's barb2 pierced him during the filming of a documentary of the Great Barrier Reef.

2. A Jordanian gunman opened fire at a crowd of foreign tourists Monday in the center of Jordan's capital. A man from Britain was killed and 6 other people were wounded near the city's Roman amphitheater, a popular tourist destination.

3. Iran said Monday it had tested a new air defense3 system to counter missiles and aircraft. The new test came just one day after UN Secretary General Kofi Annan met with Iran's president.

4. A surveillance camera at a Providence4, Rhode Island laundromat captured a startling robbery, a grown man stealing a 20-dollar bill from a 7-year-old girl. Fortunately, the child was not hurt during the ordeal5 and officers eventually tracked down the suspect and arrested him.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. stingray: n-count
A stingray is a type of large flat fish with a long tail which it can use as a weapon.

2. barb : n-count
A barb is a sharp curved point near the end of an arrow or fish-hook which makes it difficult to pull out.

3. amphitheatre : n-count
An amphitheatre is a large open area surrounded by rows of seats sloping upwards6. Amphitheatres were built mainly in Greek and Roman times for the performance of plays.

4. counter : verb
If you do something to counter a particular action or process, you do something which has an opposite effect to it or makes it less effective.

5. laundromat : n-count
A laundromat is a place where people can pay to use machines to wash and dry their clothes.

6. ordeal : n-count
If you describe an experience or situation as an ordeal, you think it is difficult and unpleasant


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1 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
2 barb kuXzG     
n.(鱼钩等的)倒钩,倒刺
参考例句:
  • The barb of his wit made us wince.他那锋芒毕露的机智使我们退避三舍。
  • A fish hook has a barb to prevent the fish from escaping after being hooked.鱼钩上都有一个倒钩以防上了钩的鱼逃走。
3 defense AxbxB     
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
参考例句:
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
4 providence 8tdyh     
n.深谋远虑,天道,天意;远见;节约;上帝
参考例句:
  • It is tempting Providence to go in that old boat.乘那艘旧船前往是冒大险。
  • To act as you have done is to fly in the face of Providence.照你的所作所为那样去行事,是违背上帝的意志的。
5 ordeal B4Pzs     
n.苦难经历,(尤指对品格、耐力的)严峻考验
参考例句:
  • She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
  • Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。
6 upwards lj5wR     
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
参考例句:
  • The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
  • The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。
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