美联社新闻一分钟 2006-10-22

1．It's an annual tradition in West Virginia, attracting people from 13 countries. But Saturday's bridge-jumping festival turned deadly, one of about 400 parachutists making the jump off the New River Gorge¹ Bridge died when his parachute either failed to open or opened too late.

2. Amid deteriorating² conditions in Iraq, President Bush met with several of his top advisers³ for a second day in a row. According to a Bush spokesperson, the participants focused on the nature of the enemy and the challenges in the war-torn region.

3. Health workers in California are now looking into a woman's claim that she found a partial finger in a Subway sandwich. The popular deli will not comment citing an ongoing⁴ investigation⁵.

4. The Motor City hosting the 2006 World Series will welcome out-of-town fans with their special drink that natives already love. Tiger beer is a brew⁶ imported by Anheuser-Busch, with the same name and colors as Detroit's wildly popular baseball team and the winner of this year's American League pennant⁷.

WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. parachutist : N-COUNT
A parachutist is a person who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute.

2. deli : N-COUNT
A deli is a shop or part of a shop that sells food such as cheese and cold meat. Deli is an abbreviation for "delicatessen".

3. brew : N-COUNT
A brew is a particular kind of beer or beer that is produced in a particular place at a particular time.

4. pennant : N-COUNT
In baseball, a pennant is a flag that is given each year to the top team in a league. The championship is also called the pennant.

1 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

2 deteriorating   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
• I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。

3 advisers   

顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )； （指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
• She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

6 brew   

v.酿造，调制

参考例句：

• Let's brew up some more tea.咱们沏些茶吧。
• The policeman dispelled the crowd lest they should brew trouble.警察驱散人群，因恐他们酿祸。

7 pennant   

n.三角旗；锦标旗

参考例句：

• The second car was flying the Ghanaian pennant.第二辆车插着加纳的三角旗。
• The revitalized team came from the cellar to win the pennant.该队重整旗鼓，从最后一名一跃而赢得冠军奖旗。