美联社新闻一分钟 2007-05-22

1. For the second straight day, the Lebanese army and militants¹ clashed in Tripoli. The military says the militants have ties to al-Qaeda. It's the worst eruption² of internal violence since the country's civil war ended in 1990.

2. The number of people dead in a shooting rampage in Moscow, Idaho now stands at four. Police say Jason Hamilton also killed his wife. Investigators³ say Hamilton opened fire on the Latah County Courthouse late Saturday, killing⁴ an officer there before killing another man in a nearby church and taking his own life.

3. Two wayward humpback whales have done an about-face and are headed back toward the Pacific Ocean. The mother and calf⁵ have been swimming inland toward Sacramento for about a week before wildlife officials were able to lure⁶ them in another direction by playing recordings⁷ of other whales.

4. Take a look at this. A 22-year-old man in Akron, Ohio is jumping his way to fame, one car at a time. Chris Bryant is hoping that his talent for jumping over cars will lead to a lucrative⁸ career in show business.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. erupt: verb
If violence or fighting erupts, it suddenly begins or gets worse in an unexpected, violent way.

2. stand at: phrase
If something that can be measured stands at a particular level, it is at that level.

3. about-face: n-count
An about-face is a complete change of attitude or opinion.

4. fame: n-uncount
If you achieve fame, you become very well-known.

 

1 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

2 eruption   

n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作

参考例句：

• The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。

3 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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。

5 calf   

n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮

参考例句：

• The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
• The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。

6 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

7 recordings   

n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片

参考例句：

• a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
• old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐

8 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。