美联社新闻一分钟 2006-07-26

1. At least four heavy blasts pounded Beirut this morning, the first Israeli strikes on the city in nearly two days. The explosions followed deadly airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Hezbollah rockets that killed a teenage girl in northern Israel. On a diplomatic mission to the region, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the U.S. wants an urgent but enduring ceasefire.

2. In the midst of scattered¹ power outages, some parts of California are expected to break the 100-degree mark for the 10th straight day today. Utility crews are working to restore electricity to tens of thousands of homes and businesses.

3. With 23 crew members of an Asian cargo² ship now safe, the Coast Guard is working to salvage³ the boat and 5, 000 cars it's carrying. The 654-foot ship rolled onto its side south of the Aleutian Islands, forcing a dramatic helicopter rescue of the crew last night.

4. Watch what happens when a 26-year-old jockey is unseated by his horse before a race yesterday. Paul O'Neil is now under investigation⁴ for head-butting his mount, City Affair, at the Stratford Racecourse in Britain, they went on to finish fourth.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. mark : n-count
A particular mark is a particular number, point, or stage which has been reached or might be reached, especially a significant one.

2. Coast Guard : n-count
The Coast Guard is a part of a country's military forces and is responsible for protecting the coast, carrying out rescues, and doing police work along the coast. (AM)

3. salvage : verb
If something is salvaged⁵, someone manages to save it, for example from a ship that has sunk, or from a building that has been damaged.

4. jockey : n-count
A jockey is someone who rides a horse in a race.

5. unseat : verb
to make somebody fall off a horse or bicycle
e.g. The horse unseated its rider at the first fence.

6. head-butt : verb
also headbutt. If someone head-butts you, they hit you with the top of their head.

7. mount : n-count
(formal or literary) a horse that you ride on
e.g. She saddled her mount quickly.

8. racecourse : n-count
also race course, a track where horses race and the buildings, etc. that are connected with it
(BRIT; in AM, use racetrack)

1 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

2 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

3 salvage   

v.救助，营救，援救；n.救助，营救

参考例句：

• All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.抢救失事船只的一切努力都失败了。
• The salvage was piled upon the pier.抢救出的财产被堆放在码头上。

4 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。

5 salvaged   

（从火灾、海难等中）抢救（某物）( salvage的过去式和过去分词 )； 回收利用（某物）

参考例句：

• The investigators studied flight recorders salvaged from the wreckage. 调查者研究了从飞机残骸中找到的黑匣子。
• The team's first task was to decide what equipment could be salvaged. 该队的首要任务是决定可以抢救哪些设备。