美联社新闻一分钟 2006-04-24

1. Osama bin¹ Laden² issued new threats in an audiotape broadcast on Arab television earlier today. Bin Laden accuses the US and Europe of supporting a Zionist war on Islam by cutting off funds to the Hamas-led Palestinian government.

2. Roughly a third of New Orleans voters participated in the mayoral election. Some travelled hundreds of miles to help decide who will lead the city as it remakes itself from the ruin after Hurricane Katrina. Incumbent³ mayor Ray Nagin and Lieutenant⁴ Governor Mitch Landrieu will face off in a runoff May 20th.

3. An alleged⁵ school murder plot was uncovered in a small Alaska town. 6 middle school students were arrested yesterday on suspicion of plotting to bring guns and knives to school to kill their classmates and faculty⁶. The 7th-graders reportedly wanted to seek revenge for being picked on by other students.

4. R S's house is the buzz of his Miami neighborhood literally⁷. An exterminator⁸ discovered 3 million bees were living in an exterior⁹ wall of the house. The exterminator cut away the hive and removed the honeycomb before spraying to kill the rest of the insects.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. Zionism :noun [U]
a political movement which had as its original aim the creation of a country for Jewish people, and which now works to help the development of Israel
Zionist: adjective, noun [C]

2. remake :verb
to build or make something again
e.g. She remade her wedding dress to fit her daughter.

3. face off :phrasal verb
to fight, argue, or compete with someone, or to get into a position in which you are ready to do this
e.g. The two candidates will face off in a televised debate on Friday.

4. faculty :noun [C]
the people who teach in a department in a college

5. pick on sb: phrasal verb
to criticize, punish or be unkind to the same person frequently and unfairly:
e.g. He gets picked on by the other boys because he's so small.

6. the buzz :informal
unofficial news or information that is spread by people telling each other
e.g. The buzz is that Jack¹⁰ is leaving.

7. exterminator :noun [C]
somebody whose job is to kill unwanted insects and other animals

8. hive :group noun [C]
a structure where bees live, especially a beehive (= box-like container), or the group of bees living there

9. honeycomb :noun
a structure made by bees, which consists of many six-sided cells in which honey is stored

1 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

2 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

3 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

4 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

5 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

6 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。

7 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

8 exterminator   

n.扑灭的人，害虫驱除剂

参考例句：

• You're an exterminator charged with examining a house for bugs. 您装满了杀虫剂准备清除屋里的臭虫。 来自互联网
• Finally, the sparrow was shot by an exterminator with an air rifle. 最后，这只闯祸的麻雀被人用气枪击毙。 来自互联网

9 exterior   

adj.外部的，外在的；表面的

参考例句：

• The seed has a hard exterior covering.这种子外壳很硬。
• We are painting the exterior wall of the house.我们正在给房子的外墙涂漆。

10 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。