美联社新闻一分钟 2006-08-03

1. Residents of the Mid-Atlantic region got hit with another day of triple-digit temperatures. Officials are urging people to conserve¹ electrical power and stay indoors. An excessive heat warning remains² in effect for the area until tomorrow.

2. Two Americans have been killed in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. One man was a soldier in the Israeli army from Philadelphia; the other man was a civilian³ who'd been living in the area for some 20 years.

3. Many Cuban Americans in Miami have been waiting to hear word of Fidel Castro's health. Cuban officials announced Monday that President Fidel Castro had temporarily handed power to his brother following surgery. There is still much speculation⁴ about the leader's status.

4. An SUV crashed to the front of a Rhode Island store, narrowly missing a customer inside. And it was all caught on tape by the store's surveillance camera. You can see the man ready to pay at the cash register when the SUV slams to the glass front of the store.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. conserve: verb
If you conserve a supply of something, you use it carefully so that it lasts for a long time.
=save

2. word: n-uncount
If there is word of something, people receive news or information about it.

3. speculate: verb
If you speculate about something, you make guesses about its nature or identity, or about what might happen.
Noun: speculation

4. cash register: n-count <美>收银机
A cash register is a machine in a shop, pub, or restaurant that ia used to add up and record how much people pay, and in which the money is kept.

1 conserve   

vt.保存，保护，节约，节省，守恒，不灭

参考例句：

• He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
• Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力，你会用得着的！

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

4 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。