美联社新闻一分钟 2005-10-07

1. Defending his Iraq War policy, President Bush accuses Islamic radicals¹ of seeking to "enslave whole nations and intimidate² the world".

2. Insurgent³ attacks in Iraq aimed at wrecking⁴ next week's vote on the country's new constitution kill at least 21 people, including a US soldier.

3. Among the first winners announced for Afghanistan's National Assembly, a women's rights worker who denounced powerful warlords.

4. Firefighters battling a wildfire in Southern California, east of L.A. scramble⁵ to burn off heavy brush near homes before winds pick up again.

5. And trial begins in the decades old murder of an Italian financier whose close Vatican ties earned him a nickname of "God's banker".

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. enslave
2 enslave enslaves enslaving enslaved
To enslave a person or society means to trap them in a situation from which they cannot escape.
...the various cultures, cults⁶ and religions that have enslaved human beings for untold⁷ years...
It would be a tragedy if both sexes were enslaved, as men have always been, to the god of work.
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2. wildfire
1 wildfire wildfires
A wildfire is a fire that starts, usually by itself, in a wild area such as a forest, and spreads rapidly, causing great damage.
...a wildfire in Montana that's already burned thousands of acres of rich grassland⁸.
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3. nickname
]1 nickname nicknames
A nickname is an informal name for someone or something.
Red got his nickname for his red hair.
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1 radicals   

n.激进分子( radical的名词复数 )；根基；基本原理；[数学]根数

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。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent. 现在人们担忧激进分子会变得更加不妥协。 来自辞典例句

2 intimidate   

vt.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
• The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。

3 insurgent   

adj.叛乱的，起事的；n.叛乱分子

参考例句：

• Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
• The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。

4 wrecking   

破坏

参考例句：

• He teed off on his son for wrecking the car. 他严厉训斥他儿子毁坏了汽车。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Instead of wrecking the valley, the waters are put to use making electricity. 现在河水不但不在流域内肆疟，反而被人们用来生产电力。 来自辞典例句

5 scramble   

v.爬行，攀爬，杂乱蔓延，碎片，片段，废料

参考例句：

• He broke his leg in his scramble down the wall.他爬墙摔断了腿。
• It was a long scramble to the top of the hill.到山顶须要爬登一段长路。

6 cults   

n.迷信( cult的名词复数 )；狂热的崇拜；（有极端宗教信仰的）异教团体

参考例句：

• Religious cults and priesthoods are sectarian by nature. 宗教崇拜和僧侣界天然就有派性。 来自辞典例句
• All these religions were flourishing side by side with many less prominent cults. 所有这些宗教和许多次要的教派一起，共同繁荣。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史

7 untold   

adj.数不清的，无数的

参考例句：

• She has done untold damage to our chances.她给我们的机遇造成了不可估量的损害。
• They suffered untold terrors in the dark and huddled together for comfort.他们遭受着黑暗中的难以言传的种种恐怖，因而只好挤在一堆互相壮胆。

8 grassland   

n.牧场，草地，草原

参考例句：

• There is a reach of grassland in the distance.远处是连绵一片的草原。
• The snowstorm swept the vast expanse of grassland.暴风雪袭击了辽阔的草原。