美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-25

1. Police say they found the bodies of three missing St. Louis area kids in the washer and dryer¹ in the kids' apartment. Authorities say they were led there by a statement from the woman who'd earlier been charged in the death of the children's mother and her unborn child.

2. A classified intelligence report says the Iraq war has increased rather than decreased the threat of terrorism against the US. The White House isn't saying much about the report, only that news accounts do not represent the complete document.

3. Storms are lash²ing the Midwest and South and forecasters say they could be headed toward parts of the eastern US. Flood warnings are in effect for at least fives states. The storms have claimed nine lives so far.

4. The Ryder Cup still belongs to Europe for the third straight competition. Europe posted a lopsided win over the US--eighteen and a half to nine and a half. Darren Clarke helped his team win despite a nearly two-month layoff⁴ following the death of his wife.

WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. lash : verb
If wind, rain, or water lashes⁵ someone or something, it hits them violently. (Written)

2. lopsided : adj
Something that is lopsided is uneven because one side is lower or heavier than the other

1 dryer   

n.干衣机，干燥剂

参考例句：

• He bought a dryer yesterday.他昨天买了一台干燥机。
• There is a washer and a dryer in the basement.地下室里有洗衣机和烘干机。

2 lash   

v.系牢；鞭打；猛烈抨击；n.鞭打；眼睫毛

参考例句：

• He received a lash of her hand on his cheek.他突然被她打了一记耳光。
• With a lash of its tail the tiger leaped at her.老虎把尾巴一甩朝她扑过来。

3 lashing   

n.鞭打；痛斥；大量；许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• The speaker was lashing the crowd. 演讲人正在煽动人群。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The rain was lashing the windows. 雨急打着窗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 layoff   

n.临时解雇，操作停止，活动停止期间，失业期

参考例句：

• Finally, prepare an explanation about what led to your layoff.最后，要准备好一套说辞来解释你被解雇的原因。
• Workers were re-employed after the layoff.在暂时解雇不久后工人们又被再度雇用了。

5 lashes   

n.鞭挞( lash的名词复数 )；鞭子；突然猛烈的一击；急速挥动v.鞭打( lash的第三人称单数 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• Mother always lashes out food for the children's party. 孩子们聚会时，母亲总是给他们许多吃的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Never walk behind a horse in case it lashes out. 绝对不要跟在马后面，以防它突然猛踢。 来自《简明英汉词典》