美联社新闻一分钟 2005-09-04

1. In New Orleans, evacuations of the flood ruined city finally seem to pick up steam as planes, trains and buses deliver refugees to safety.

2. President Bush orders thousands of active duty troops to the hurricane-ravaged Gulf¹ Coast, stepping up efforts there amid criticism.

3. Palestinian leader Mahumoud Abbas says Mideast peace talks should resume immediately after Israel completes its Gaza Strip pullout.

4. In Lebanon, 4 pro-Syrian generals are arrested on suspicion of planning the bomb attack killing² former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

5. And in Russia, residents of Beslan mark a year to the day since the school hostage crisis there made its horrific end with hundreds dead.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. steam
6 steam
If a belief, a plan, or a project picks up steam, it starts to develop and become more important.
Just as the presidential campaign was picking up steam, riots exploded in Los Angeles.
PHR: V inflects
= get going

2. active duty
active duty
Active duty means the same as active service. (mainly AM)
N-UNCOUNT: oft on N

1 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 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。