美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-16

1. Ten states across the country are dealing¹ with episodes of fresh spinach² being blamed for cases of E. coli. The Feds are warning all Americans to throw out any bagged spinach in their refrigerators.

2. President Bush says he believes there is a difference in attitude between democrats³ and republicans over fighting the war on terror. Bush also said he will not support any legislation that would stop the CIA from interrogating⁴ terror suspects at secretly located prison.

3. The Bahamas' head coroner Linda Virgill tells the AP she has approved the request by the family of Anna Nicole Smith. Smith will bring in her own pathologist for a second autopsy⁵ on her son.

4. The last of three construction-work spacewalks is over. Astronauts were able to finish everything on their list, from replacing an antenna⁶ to unpack⁷ing a new radiator⁹ to enjoying the beautiful view.

WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. spinach : n-uncount
Spinach is a vegetable with large dark green leaves that you chop up and boil in water before eating.

2. pathologist : n-count
A pathologist is someone who studies or investigates diseases and illnesses, and examines dead bodies in order to find out the cause of death.

3. autopsy :n-count
An autopsy is an examination of a dead body by a doctor who cuts it open in order to try to discover the cause of death.

4. unpack : verb
When you unpack a suitcase, box, or similar container, or you unpack the things inside it, you take the things out of the container.

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 spinach   

n.菠菜

参考例句：

• Eating spinach is supposed to make you strong.据说吃菠菜能使人强壮。
• You should eat such vegetables as carrot,celery and spinach.你应该吃胡萝卜、芹菜和菠菜这类的蔬菜。

3 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 interrogating   

n.询问技术v.询问( interrogate的现在分词 )；审问；（在计算机或其他机器上）查询

参考例句：

• She was no longer interrogating but lecturing. 她已经不是在审问而是在教训人了。 来自辞典例句
• His face remained blank, interrogating, slightly helpless. 他的面部仍然没有表情，只带有询问的意思，还有点无可奈何。 来自辞典例句

5 autopsy   

n.尸体解剖；尸检

参考例句：

• They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。
• A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。

6 antenna   

n.触角，触须；天线

参考例句：

• The workman fixed the antenna to the roof of the house.工人把天线固定在房顶上。
• In our village, there is an antenna on every roof for receiving TV signals.在我们村里，每家房顶上都有天线接收电视信号。

7 unpack   

vt.打开包裹（或行李），卸货

参考例句：

• I must unpack before dinner.我得在饭前把行李打开。
• She said she would unpack the items later.她说以后再把箱子里的东西拿出来。

8 unpacking   

n.取出货物，拆包[箱]v.从（包裹等）中取出（所装的东西），打开行李取出( unpack的现在分词 )；拆包；解除…的负担；吐露（心事等）

参考例句：

• Joe sat on the bed while Martin was unpacking. 马丁打开箱子取东西的时候，乔坐在床上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They are unpacking a trunk. 他们正在打开衣箱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 radiator   

n.暖气片，散热器

参考例句：

• The two ends of the pipeline are connected with the radiator.管道的两端与暖气片相连接。
• Top up the radiator before making a long journey.在长途旅行前加满散热器。