美联社新闻一分钟 2005-11-26

1. Bargain hunters [/b]crowd stores, seeking deals and items from cashmere to flat-screen TVs, as a holiday shopping season officially begins.

2.With fanfare¹, Palestinians open the Gaza-Egypt border, taking control of the frontier crossing without Israeli veto powers for the first time.

3. In Iraq, Sunnis protest the slaying² of a tribal³ leader, while an Internet statement claims a deadly car bombing was retaliation⁴ for his killing⁵.

4. "Anti-war mom" Cindy Sheehan, who lost her son in Iraq, returns to Crawford, Texas, to resume her protest near President Bush's ranch⁶.

5. And actor Pat Morita ,who played Mr. Miyagi in the "Karate⁷ Kid”movies and Arnold on TV's “Happy Days”, dies of natural causes at 73.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. bargain hunter:
买便宜货的人, 投机商人, 杀价购买股票的投机商.

2. cashmere:
开士米,山羊绒 和 kashmir (克什米尔) 发音相同,只是重音位置不同,注意区分一下.

3. fanfare:
1 [C] a short loud piece of music played on a trumpet⁸ to introduce an important person or event:
2 [U] a lot of activity, advertising⁹, or discussion relating to an event: --The deal was announced with much fanfare.

4. veto power:
否决权

5. retaliation:
action against someone who has done something bad to you. = revenge/ in retaliation (for something)
This action was undoubtedly¹⁰ in retaliation for last week's bomb attack. retaliation against// The threat of massive retaliation against British troops.

1 fanfare   

n.喇叭；号角之声；v.热闹地宣布

参考例句：

• The product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide.这个产品在世界各地隆重推出。
• A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King.嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。

2 slaying   

杀戮。

参考例句：

• The man mimed the slaying of an enemy. 此人比手划脚地表演砍死一个敌人的情况。
• He is suspected of having been an accomplice in the slaying,butthey can't pin it on him. 他有嫌疑曾参与该杀人案，但他们找不到证据来指控他。

3 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

4 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。

6 ranch   

n.大牧场，大农场

参考例句：

• He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
• The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。

7 karate   

n.空手道(日本的一种徒手武术)

参考例句：

• Alice's boyfriend knew a little karate.艾丽斯的男朋友懂一点儿空手道。
• The black belt is the highest level in karate.黑腰带级是空手道的最高级别。

8 trumpet   

n.喇叭，喇叭声；v.吹喇叭，吹嘘

参考例句：

• He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
• The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。

9 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

10 undoubtedly   

adv.确实地，无疑地

参考例句：

• It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
• He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。