AP 2010-02-01_在线英语听力室_免费在线英语听力学习网站

(单词翻译:双击或拖选)

1. Authorities say an Ethiopian Airlines jet was in flames before it plunged¹ into the Mediterranean² Sea minutes after takeoff. It had 90 people on board when it left Beirut Airport Monday. The cause of the crash is not known, although terrorism is not suspected. Lebanon has been slammed by stormy weather for days.

2. Officials from around the world are meeting today in Montreal to discuss ways to better coordinate³ relief efforts in Haiti. Truckers filling Haiti's mass graves are reporting higher numbers than first expected. One official says more than 150,000 quake victims have been buried by the government. And that doesn't count those still under debris⁴.

3. A new audio message believed to be from Osama bin⁵ Laden⁶ is threatening new attacks against the United States. It also takes responsibility for the failed attempt to bomb a US airliner⁷ on Christmas Day. US officials have not been able to authenticate⁸ that the voice on the tape is that of bin Laden.

4. The match-up for Super Bowl 44 in Miami is now set. The Indianapolis Colts defeated the New York Jets to reach their second Super Bowl in four years, while it'll be the first trip ever to the Super Bowl for the New Orleans Saints. The Saints beat the Minnesota Vikings in overtime⁹. Las Vegas has put the Colts as four-point favorites.

点击

收听单词发音

1 plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。 She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

2 Mediterranean
adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的
参考例句：
The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。 Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

3 coordinate
adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调
参考例句：
You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。 Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

4 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

5 bin
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句：
He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。 He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

6 laden
adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的
参考例句：
He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。 Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

7 airliner
n.客机，班机
参考例句：
The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。 The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。

8 authenticate
vt.证明…为真，鉴定
参考例句：
We would have to authenticate your relationship with the boy.我们必须证实一下您和那个孩子的关系。 An expert was needed to authenticate the original Van Gogh painting from his imitation.这幅画是凡·高的真迹还是赝品,需由专家来鉴定。

9 overtime
adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地
参考例句：
They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。 He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。