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美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-27

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Americans can keep guns at home for self-defense. That’s according to the Supreme1 Court who struck down the District of Colombia’s 32-year-old ban on handguns today. The court’s 5-to-4 decision is the first major ruling on gun rights in U.S. history.

On Wall Street the Dow tumbled2 more than 300 points in afternoon trading, hitting its lowest level of the year. The drop comes after word that oil prices would spike3 and warnings of trouble in key financial, automotive and high-tech4 industries.

This British man was sentenced to two life prison terms for shooting to death his wife and 9-month-old baby inside their Massachusetts home. Neil Entwistle was convicted5 yesterday of two counts of first-degree murder for the 2006 deaths.

A grocery store is voluntarily recalling ground beef after E.coli outbreak in 2 states. Kroger says people who bought its ground beef between May 21st and June 8th should return it to stores for an exchange or a refund6. Nearly 3 dozen people in Ohio and Michigan have been sickened.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.strike down

law to say that a law, decision etc is illegal and officially end it

2.tumble[intransitive][always + adverb/preposition]

to fall down quickly and suddenly, especially with a rolling movement

3.spike[intransitive]

if the number or rate of something spikes7, it increases quickly and by a large amount

4.automotive adj.[only before noun]

relating to cars

5.life time term无期徒刑

term [countable]n.a fixed8 period of time during which someone does something or something happens

6.ground beef [uncountable]n.

American English beef that has been cut up into very small pieces, often used to make hamburgers [= mince9 British English]

7.E.coli [uncountable]n.大肠杆菌

a type of bacteria that can make you very ill if it is in any food that you eat

8.sicken[intransitive]v.

old-fashioned to gradually become very ill


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1 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
参考例句:
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
2 tumbled 451f1ad30a31c82412022b173ce25577     
v.倒塌( tumble的过去式和过去分词 );翻滚;突然摔倒;恍然大悟
参考例句:
  • He slipped and tumbled down the stairs. 他脚一滑滚下了楼梯。
  • A hundred and fifty empty bottles tumbled onto the floor. 150个空瓶子滚落到地板上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 spike lTNzO     
n.长钉,钉鞋;v.以大钉钉牢,使...失效
参考例句:
  • The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
  • They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。
4 high-tech high-tech     
adj.高科技的
参考例句:
  • The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展,这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
  • The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。
5 convicted convicted     
adj.已被判刑的,被宣布有罪的 动词convict的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句:
  • He was convicted of fraud. 他被判犯有诈骗罪。
  • He was convicted at a court martial. 他在军事法庭上被判有罪。
6 refund WkvzPB     
v.退还,偿还;n.归还,偿还额,退款
参考例句:
  • They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods.他们对不满意的货品要求退款。
  • We'll refund your money if you aren't satisfied.你若不满意,我们愿意退款给你。
7 spikes jhXzrc     
n.穗( spike的名词复数 );跑鞋;(防滑)鞋钉;尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 );偷偷地给某人的饮料加入(更多)酒精( 或药物);把尖状物钉入;打乱某人的计划
参考例句:
  • a row of iron spikes on a wall 墙头的一排尖铁
  • There is a row of spikes on top of the prison wall to prevent the prisoners escaping. 监狱墙头装有一排尖钉,以防犯人逃跑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 fixed JsKzzj     
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
参考例句:
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
9 mince E1lyp     
n.切碎物;v.切碎,矫揉做作地说
参考例句:
  • Would you like me to mince the meat for you?你要我替你把肉切碎吗?
  • Don't mince matters,but speak plainly.不要含糊其词,有话就直说吧。
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