美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-09

1. Anna Nicole Smith has died after collapsing¹ at a Florida hotel. The former Playboy playmate grabbed recent headlines when her 20-year-old son died suddenly in the Bahamas.

2. The White House is defending House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. This's after Republicans have accused her of requesting a bigger government-issued plane. The Speaker is said with cited refueling and safety concerns.

3. Car bombs struck Shiite targets around Baghdad today, killing² dozens. In the deadliest of the attacks, a parked car bomb exploded mid-morning at a meat market about 35 miles from the capital.

4. And imagine facing snowdrifts higher than an NBA player. That's the scenario³ in parts of upstate New York, which has been hit by more than 7 feet of snow in recent days.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. refuel: verb
When an aircraft or other vehicle refuels, it is filled with more fuel so that it can continues it journey.

2. snowdrift: n-count
A snowdrift is a deep pile of snow formed by the wind.

1 collapsing   

压扁[平]，毁坏，断裂

参考例句：

• Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
• The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。