美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-29

1. Police in Colorado are releasing more details about yesterday's deadly high school attack. They say the victim, 16-year-old Emily Keyes, was shot in the back of the head trying to flee a gunman who allegedly sexually molest¹ed some of his student hostages. Just prior to her death, Emily text- messaged her family saying she loved them.

2. The police chief in Dallas says the Terrell Owens’ case is being reclassified as an accidental overdose. Meanwhile, the Dallas Cowboys wide receiver was back on the field for practice with his team.

3. Fire crews are keeping a watch on some homes as a California wildfire moves through heavy brush. It's one of the largest and longest burning wildfires in California history.

4. It was a photo up-to-date for nine baby pandas at the Wolong Panda Center in China. They are getting ready for their public debut³ on October 1st. The panda is one of the world's rarest animals.

WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. molest : verb
A person who molests⁴ someone, especially a woman or a child, interferes⁵ with them in a sexual way against their will.

2. overdose : n-count
If someone takes an overdose of a drug, they take more of it than is safe.

3. up-to-date : adj
If something is up-to-date, it is the newest thing of its kind.

1 molest   

vt.骚扰，干扰，调戏

参考例句：

• If the man continues to molest her,I promise to keep no measures with the delinquent.如果那人继续对她进行骚扰，我将对他这个违法者毫不宽容。
• If I were gone,all these would molest you.如果没有我，这一切都会来骚扰你。

2 molested   

v.骚扰( molest的过去式和过去分词 )；干扰；调戏；猥亵

参考例句：

• The bigger children in the neighborhood molested the younger ones. 邻居家的大孩子欺负小孩子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He molested children and was sent to jail. 他猥亵儿童，进了监狱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

4 molests   

n.骚扰( molest的名词复数 )；干扰；调戏；猥亵v.骚扰( molest的第三人称单数 )；干扰；调戏；猥亵

参考例句：

• A dog that molests sheep has to be killed. 骚扰羊群的狗要被杀掉。 来自辞典例句

5 interferes   

vi. 妨碍，冲突，干涉

参考例句：

• The noise interferes with my work. 这噪音妨碍我的工作。
• That interferes with my plan. 那干扰了我的计划。