美联社新闻一分钟 2006-07-18

1. Due to the recent bombings in the Middle East, the U.S. Embassy has told Americans living in Lebanon that they need to have a single bag packed to be ready if they want to leave. A commercial ship and military helicopters will transport (the) Americans out of the country tomorrow.

2．Nearly 100 people are dead and at least 77 are missing after a tsunami¹ hit a densely² populated Indonesian island Monday. A 6-foot wall of water slammed Jisland where emergency crews are still evacuating³ residents and tourists.

3. A blistering⁴ heat wave is taking over the US. Many cities across the country have hit the triple digits⁵, prompting officials to warn to check on the elderly and to keep hydrated.

4. NASA Chief Michael Griffin says the Space Agency is back on track after the Columbia disaster. Space shuttle Discovery landed safely in Florida this morning.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. slam: vb.
If one thing slams into or against another, it hits or crashes in it with great force.

2. blistering: adj.
Blistering heat is very great heat.

3. on track: phr.
If someone or something is on track, they are acting or progressing in a way that is likely to result in success

1 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

2 densely   

ad.密集地；浓厚地

参考例句：

• A grove of trees shadowed the house densely. 树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
• We passed through miles of densely wooded country. 我们穿过好几英里茂密的林地。

3 evacuating   

撤离，疏散( evacuate的现在分词 )； 排空（胃肠），排泄（粪便）； （从危险的地方）撤出，搬出，撤空

参考例句：

• The solution is degassed by alternately freezing, evacuating and thawing. 通过交替的冻结、抽空和溶化来使溶液除气。
• Are we evacuating these potential targets? 能够在这些目标地域内进行疏散吗？

4 blistering   

adj.酷热的；猛烈的；使起疱的；可恶的v.起水疱；起气泡；使受暴晒n.[涂料] 起泡

参考例句：

• The runners set off at a blistering pace. 赛跑运动员如脱缰野马般起跑了。
• This failure is known as preferential wetting and is responsible for blistering. 这种故障称为优先吸湿，是产生气泡的原因。 来自辞典例句

5 digits   

n.数字( digit的名词复数 )；手指，足趾

参考例句：

• The number 1000 contains four digits. 1000是四位数。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The number 410 contains three digits. 数字 410 中包括三个数目字。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》