美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-26

1. Officials in Manatee¹ County, Florida have issued an arrest warrant for a suspect wanted in the kidnapping of a teenager. Deputies say Vicente Ignacio Beltran Moreno abducted² the teen at gunpoint and tied him to a tree. The teen used a safety pin to help him escape.

2. The Midwest is recovering from a strong winter storm that dumped snow in some areas and produced tornados³ in others. The storm disrupted air travel from Denver to Chicago.

3. A suicide bomber⁴ killed at least 41 people and injured dozens outside a Baghdad college Sunday. The attacker detonated the bomb near the school entrance.

4. Fans are lining⁵ up outside the Kodak Theater in Hollywood hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite stars arriving for the 79th Annual Academy Awards. Some experts say the race for Best Picture is wide open.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. safety pin: n-count
A safety pin is a bent⁶ metal pin used for fastening things together. The point of the pin has a cover so that when the pin is closed it cannot hurt anyone.

2. wide open: phrase
If you say that a competition, race, or election is wide open, you mean that anyone could win it, because there is no competitor who seems to be much better than others.

1 manatee   

n.海牛

参考例句：

• We watched dolphin,manatee,sea lion and whale shows.我们看了海豚、海牛、海狮和鲸的表演。
• One of the most extraordinary river creatures is Amazonian manatee.其中河里最特别的生物之一要数亚马孙海牛。

2 abducted   

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。

3 tornados   

n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• And the national weather service reports several tornados touch down. 国家气象中心报告预测龙卷风将来袭。 来自互联网
• They had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes. 他们存有关于闪电、龙卷风和飓风的电影胶片。 来自互联网

4 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

5 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

6 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。