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美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-15

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1. A Shiite militant1 group just released this 10-second video of a kidnapped Iraqi-American soldier. This is the first time the U.S. Army translator has been seen since he was abducted3 four months ago in central Baghdad. It's not immediately clear when the video was made.

2. A Florida judge has ordered a morgue to hold Anna Nicole Smith's body for ten days. The ruling comes as legal battles brew4 over who gets control of the former Playboy playmate's remains5 and whether Smith's companion Howard K. Stern fathered her infant daughter. Smith's DNA2 was preserved for use in the custody6 dispute.

3. The storm that pounded the Midwest is now causing major problems in the Northeast. The Valentine's Day blizzard7 shut down schools and air travel and turned highways into skating rinks. At least 12 deaths have been blamed on the storm system.

4. The winter weather didn't stop florists8 from making special deliveries. Love-stricken Americans send the always popular red roses, stuffed animals and balloons as gifts this Valentine's Day.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. morgue: n-count
A morgue is a building or a room in a hospital where dead bodies are kept before they are buried or cremated9, or before they are identified or examined..

2. brew: verb
If an unpleasant or difficult situation brews10, it starts to develop.

3. rink: n-count
A rink is a large area covered with ice where people go to ice-skate, or a large area of concrete where people go to roller-skate.


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1 militant 8DZxh     
adj.激进的,好斗的;n.激进分子,斗士
参考例句:
  • Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
  • He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
2 DNA 4u3z1l     
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
参考例句:
  • DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
  • Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。
3 abducted 73ee11a839b49a2cf5305f1c0af4ca6a     
劫持,诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(肢体等)外展
参考例句:
  • Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
  • The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。
4 brew kWezK     
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。
5 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
6 custody Qntzd     
n.监护,照看,羁押,拘留
参考例句:
  • He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
  • He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后,他立即被押了起来。
7 blizzard 0Rgyc     
n.暴风雪
参考例句:
  • The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
  • You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。
8 florists b144baeff0a8df843a6a577e7473f3ca     
n.花商,花农,花卉研究者( florist的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The little dressmaker bought an envelope of nasturtium seeds at the florists. 那个个子矮小的女裁缝在花铺里买了一包金莲花种子。 来自辞典例句
  • I have more important things to do than petulant florists. 我有比教训坏脾气的花匠更重要的事情要做。 来自互联网
9 cremated 6f0548dafbb2758e70c4b263a81aa7cf     
v.火葬,火化(尸体)( cremate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He wants to is cremated, not buried. 他要火葬,不要土葬。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The bodies were cremated on the shore. 他们的尸体在海边火化了。 来自辞典例句
10 brews 3c9121e29c31af738dda66d88a876b61     
n.(尤指某地酿造的)啤酒( brew的名词复数 );酿造物的种类;(茶)一次的冲泡量;(不同思想、环境、事件的)交融v.调制( brew的第三人称单数 );酝酿;沏(茶);煮(咖啡)
参考例句:
  • He brews beer at home. 他在家里酿造啤酒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They produce the country's best brews of beer. 他们生产该国的佳酿啤酒。 来自辞典例句
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