美联社新闻一分钟 2006-05-14

1. Convicted September 11th conspirator¹ Zarcarias Moussaoui has arrived at the Supermax federal prison in southern Colorado. Officials say he will spend 23 hours a day in his cell, and have little or no contact with other prisoners for the rest of his life.

2. The bullet-riddled² bodies of four Shiites were found near Baqouba, about 35 miles northeast of Baghdad. Members of the same Shiite tribe gathered in al-Sadr city Saturday to pray at a house where the coffin³s were being held.

3. Indonesian authorities say the Mount Merapi volcano could erupt at any time. Lava⁵ has been flowing constantly from the volcano since Thursday, and residents are being evacuated⁶ from the surrounding area.

4. And Barry Bonds went homerless against the Dodgers⁷ on Friday. The Giants held a 75th birthday celebration for Hall of Famer, Willie Mays, but the night ended with Bonds still one home run behind Babe Ruth

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. Supermax :
Supermax is short for “super-maximum security”. The Supermax prison is a place designed to house violent prisoners or prisoners who might threaten the security of the guards or other prisoners. Prisoners are under constant surveillance, usually with video cameras.

2. cell : n-count
A cell is a small room in which a prisoner is locked. A cell is also a small room in which a monk⁸ or nun⁹ lives.

3. riddled : adj
If something is riddled with bullets or bullet holes, it is full of bullet holes.
e.g. The bodies of four people were found riddled with bullets.
-riddled : comb
Combines with nouns to form adjectives that describe something as being full of a particular undesirable¹⁰ thing or quality.
e.g. She pushed the bullet-riddled door open.

4. coffin : n-count
A coffin is a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated¹¹.

5. lava : n-mass
Lava is the very hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcano.

6. homer : noun
A hit that allows a batter¹² to circle the bases and score a run without a fielding error, usually on a ball hit over the outfield fence.

7. Dodgers ------洛杉矶道奇队
the Los Angeles Dodgers

8. Giants ------旧金山巨人队
the San Francisco Giants

9. hall of fame : n-sing
If you say that someone is a member of a particular hall of fame, you mean that they are one of the most famous people in that area of activity.
e.g. Vivienne Westwood has scaled the heights of fashion's hall of fame.
Hall of Fame ------（美国棒球）名人堂

10. home run : noun, Baseball Abbr. HR
A hit that allows the batter to make a complete circuit of the diamond and score a run.

1 conspirator   

n.阴谋者，谋叛者

参考例句：

• We started abusing him,one conspirator after another adding his bitter words.我们这几个预谋者一个接一个地咒骂他，恶狠狠地骂个不停。
• A conspirator is not of the stuff to bear surprises.谋反者是经不起惊吓的。

2 riddled   

adj.布满的；充斥的；泛滥的v.解谜，出谜题(riddle的过去分词形式)

参考例句：

• The beams are riddled with woodworm. 这些木梁被蛀虫蛀得都是洞。
• The bodies of the hostages were found riddled with bullets. 在人质的尸体上发现了很多弹孔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

4 coffins   

n.棺材( coffin的名词复数 )；使某人早亡[死，完蛋，垮台等]之物

参考例句：

• The shop was close and hot, and the atmosphere seemed tainted with the smell of coffins. 店堂里相当闷热，空气仿佛被棺木的味儿污染了。 来自辞典例句
• Donate some coffins to the temple, equal to the number of deaths. 到寺庙里，捐赠棺材盒给这些死者吧。 来自电影对白

5 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

6 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

7 dodgers   

n.躲闪者，欺瞒者( dodger的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a crackdown on fare dodgers on trains 对火车逃票者的严厉打击
• But Twain, Howells, and James were jeeringly described by Mencken as "draft-dodgers". 不过吐温、豪威尔斯和詹姆斯都是被门肯讥诮地叫做“逃避兵役的人。” 来自辞典例句

8 monk   

n.和尚，僧侣，修道士

参考例句：

• The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
• Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。

9 nun   

n.修女，尼姑

参考例句：

• I can't believe that the famous singer has become a nun.我无法相信那个著名的歌星已做了修女。
• She shaved her head and became a nun.她削发为尼。

10 undesirable   

adj.不受欢迎的，不良的，不合意的，讨厌的；n.不受欢迎的人，不良分子

参考例句：

• They are the undesirable elements among the employees.他们是雇员中的不良分子。
• Certain chemicals can induce undesirable changes in the nervous system.有些化学物质能在神经系统中引起不良变化。

11 cremated   

v.火葬，火化（尸体）( cremate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He wants to is cremated, not buried. 他要火葬，不要土葬。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The bodies were cremated on the shore. 他们的尸体在海边火化了。 来自辞典例句

12 batter   

v.接连重击；磨损；n.牛奶面糊；击球员

参考例句：

• The batter skied to the center fielder.击球手打出一个高飞球到中外野手。
• Put a small quantity of sugar into the batter.在面糊里放少量的糖。