美联社新闻一分钟 2005-09-26

1. Rattled² by Hurricane Rita, residents on the Texas and Louisiana Coasts begin cleaning up, thank for that the storm wasn't as bad as Hurricane Katrina.

2. Officials say areas of New Orleans reflooded by Hurricane Rita could be pumped dry again within a week as soon as levee damages repaired.

3. A top Islamic Jihad militant³ is killed after an Israeli airstrike on his car in Gaza amid an Israeli offensive against the militant group Hamas.

4. At least 18 people are killed in bombings and clashes in Iraq; an American soldier is killed when his vehicle rolls over on patrol in western Iraq.

5. And Russians rich and not-so-rich are flocking to Moscow's Millionaire's Fair which features everything from jewels to fancy cars to helicopters.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. rattle¹
5 rattle rattles⁴ rattling⁵ rattled
If something or someone rattles you, they make you nervous.
The news from Body Shop rattled the rest of the retail⁶ sector⁷.
She refused to be rattled by his s3,000-a-day lawyer.
VB
= unnerve
· rattled
He swore in Spanish, another indication that he was rattled.
ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ

2. flock
3 flock flocks flocking flocked
If people flock to a particular place or event, a very large number of them go there, usually because it is pleasant or interesting.
The public have flocked to the show.
The criticisms will not stop people flocking to see the film.
His greatest wish must be that huge crowds flock into the beautiful park.
VB

1 rattle   

v.飞奔，碰响；激怒；n.碰撞声；拨浪鼓

参考例句：

• The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓，笑着叫着。
• She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。

2 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。

3 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

4 rattles   

（使）发出格格的响声， （使）作嘎嘎声( rattle的第三人称单数 )； 喋喋不休地说话； 迅速而嘎嘎作响地移动，堕下或走动； 使紧张，使恐惧

参考例句：

• It rattles the windowpane and sends the dog scratching to get under the bed. 它把窗玻璃震得格格作响，把狗吓得往床底下钻。
• How thin it is, and how dainty and frail; and how it rattles. 你看它够多么薄，多么精致，多么不结实；还老那么哗楞哗楞地响。

5 rattling   

adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词

参考例句：

• This book is a rattling good read. 这是一本非常好的读物。
• At that same instant,a deafening explosion set the windows rattling. 正在这时，一声震耳欲聋的爆炸突然袭来，把窗玻璃震得当当地响。

6 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

7 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。