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美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-09

时间:2008-07-31 02:25来源:互联网 提供网友:王连金   字体: [ ]
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1. Firefighters in California are getting no help at all from the weather. Gusty1 conditions have already helped spread some of the flames. Forecasters say a high pressure system will be keeping things hot and dry for the coming days.

2. Vice2 President Cheney and a number of senators joined hundreds of mourners to pay their respects to Jesse Helms. The former North Carolina senator died on Independence Day. He was 86 years old.

3. Afghan officials say they have evidence that foreigners were behind yesterday's suicide bombing that killed 41 people. The attack hit the Indian Embassy and Afghan officials are implying Pakistan orchestrated the blast.

4. The trouble keeps pilling up for Michael Vick. The former NFL star has filed for bankruptcy3 protection, stating he owes somewhere between ten and 50 million dollars. Vick is currently in prison, serving a 23-month sentence for bankrolling dogfights.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. gusty adj.

with wind blowing in strong sudden movements.

2. orchestrate v.

If you say that someone orchestrates an event or situation, you mean that they carefully organize it in a way that will produce the result that they want.

3. bankroll: v.

To bankroll a person, organization, or project means to provide the financial resources that they need.

4. dogfight: n.

an organized fight between dogs.

 


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1 gusty B5uyu     
adj.起大风的
参考例句:
  • Weather forecasts predict more hot weather,gusty winds and lightning strikes.天气预报预测高温、大风和雷电天气将继续。
  • Why was Candlestick Park so windy and gusty? 埃德尔斯蒂克公园里为什么会有那么多的强劲阵风?
2 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
参考例句:
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
3 bankruptcy fPoyJ     
n.破产;无偿付能力
参考例句:
  • You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产,就必须节省开支。
  • His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
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