美联社新闻一分钟 2007-01-23

1. It's the bloodiest¹ attack in two months. Two car bombs ripped through a crowded Baghdad market. Sunni Muslim insurgents² are being blamed for the blasts that killed at least 88 people. And in northern Iraq, a US soldier was killed by a roadside bomb.

2. A rare winter storm is causing major problems in New Mexico. Portions of one of the state's main highways were shut down after the area was hit with nine inches of snow.

3. In this Phoenix³ courtroom, Mike Tyson pleaded not guilty to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence of drugs. The charges stem from the former heavyweight champ's arrest last month after he left a Scottsdale, Arizona nightclub.

4. And Marine⁴ crews are trying to remove fuel from this beached container ship. There is concern that it could threaten wildlife with spilled oil and other toxic⁵ materials. The French ship was deliberately⁶ run aground Thursday after it was damaged during a storm.

 

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. beach : V-ERG
If something such as a boat beaches, or if it is beached, it is pulled or forced out of the water and onto land.

2. container ship : N-COUNT
A container ship is a ship that is designed for carrying goods that are packed in large metal or wooden boxes.

3. aground : ADV
If a ship runs aground, it touches the ground in a shallow part of a river, lake, or the sea, and gets stuck.

1 bloodiest   

adj.血污的( bloody的最高级 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的

参考例句：

• The Russians were going to suffer their bloodiest defeat of all before Berlin. 俄国人在柏林城下要遭到他们的最惨重的失败。 来自辞典例句
• It was perhaps the bloodiest hour in the history of warfare. 这也许是战争史上血腥味最浓的1个小时。 来自互联网

2 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

3 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

4 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

5 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

6 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。