美联社新闻一分钟 2006-08-10

1. Israel's Security Cabinet decided¹ Wednesday to send troops deeper into Lebanon in an attempt to further damage Hezbollah forces before a ceasefire is imposed.

2. US troops have arrested four Iraqi men in the kidnapping of American journalist Jill Carroll, who was freed in March after 82 days in captivity². The arrests were made about a month ago in the Anbar province west of Baghdad.

3. Oregon officials say several wildfires have burned through hundreds of acres in the Mount Hood³ Wilderness⁴. Three hundred fifty firefighters are battling the blazes that have already forced the evacuation of two campgrounds.

4. And Robin⁵ Williams is seeking treatment for alcoholism. According to his publicist, the 55-year-old Williams recently began drinking again after 20 years of sobriety.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. captivity: n-uncount.
Captivity is the state of being kept imprisoned⁶ or enclosed.

2. campground: n-count.
A campground is the same as a campsite. (mainly AM)

3. publicist: n-count.
A publicist is a person whose job involves getting publicity⁷ for people, events, or things such as films and books.

4. sobriety: n-uncount.
Sobriety is the state of being sober rather than drunk. (FORMAL)

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 captivity   

n.囚禁；被俘；束缚

参考例句：

• A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
• He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。

3 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

4 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

5 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

6 imprisoned   

下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
• They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

7 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。