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美联社新闻一分钟 2007-05-17

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1. Firefighters are using water and bulldozers to battle a forest fire in New Jersey's Pine Barrens. It's believed that the blaze was sparked from a military jet dropped a flare1 on a nearby bombing range.

2. Britain's Prince Harry2 will not be sent with his unit to Iraq. This according to Britain's top general who cites specific threats to the young royal and risks to his fellow soldiers.

3. The eldest3 child of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior has died. 51-year-old Yolanda king died late Tuesday in California. Relatives suspect it may have been a heart problem.

4. And it was a close call in northern Texas where a pair of children nearly walked into a lightning bolt. A video camera captured the incident on tape. Watch as the bolt touches down about ten feet from the youngsters.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. bulldozer: n-count
A bulldozer is a large vehicle with a broad metal blade at the front, which is used for knocking down buildings or moving a large amounts of earth.

2. cite: verb
If you cite something, you quote it or mention it, especially as an example or proof of what you are saying.

3. a close call: phrase
If you describe an event as a close shave, a close thing or a close call, you mean that an accident or a disaster very nearly happened.

4. bolt: n-count
A bolt of lightning is a flash of lightning that is seen as a white line in the sky.


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1 flare LgQz9     
v.闪耀,闪烁;n.潮红;突发
参考例句:
  • The match gave a flare.火柴发出闪光。
  • You need not flare up merely because I mentioned your work.你大可不必因为我提到你的工作就动怒。
2 harry heBxS     
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
参考例句:
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
3 eldest bqkx6     
adj.最年长的,最年老的
参考例句:
  • The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
  • The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。
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