美联社新闻一分钟 2006-03-12

1. The UN tribunal says it will conduct a full investigation¹ into Slobodan Milosevic’s death. The former Serb leader apparently² died of natural causes in his prison cell in the Netherlands where he was on trial for war crimes. Former president Clinton says he is sorry Milosevic did not acknowledge and apologize for his crimes before his death.

2. Vigils are being held to honor slain³ Tom Fox, the American aid worker who was kidnapped and killed in Iraq. The Virginia native’s body was found Thursday in west Baghdad. He had been shot in the head and chest.

3. Spain is marking the second anniversary of the Madrid terror bombings with flowers, tears and silence. 2 Children placed a wreath at a column erected⁴ to honor the 191 people killed.

4. The Navy may have found a boat that's leaner and meaner than anything it already has for special operations. The 80-foot Stiletto can reach 40 miles per hour, making it one of the fastest boats in the Navy’s fleet. If all goes well in sea trials off Santiago, SEAL teams will get a chance to try the vessel⁵ in May.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. wreath :noun [C] plural⁶ wreaths /ri:Dz/
an arrangement of flowers and leaves in a circular shape, which is used as a decoration or as a sign of respect and remembrance for a person who has died:
e.g. The bride wore a veil with a wreath of silk flowers.

2. fleet : noun [C]
a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country's navy:
e.g. a fleet of 20 sailing ships

3. SEAL :noun
Sea, Air, and Land海, 空, 陆

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

4 ERECTED   

adj. 直立的，竖立的，笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立，建立

参考例句：

• A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
• A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。

5 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

6 plural   

n.复数；复数形式；adj.复数的

参考例句：

• Most plural nouns in English end in's '.英语的复数名词多以s结尾。
• Here you should use plural pronoun.这里你应该用复数代词。