美联社新闻一分钟 2006-08-16

1. British police have arrested another suspect in that plot to blow up jetliners over the Atlantic. Twenty-four other people have already been taken into custody¹. Meanwhile travelers are still facing problems at Britain's main airports where flight delays and cancellations continue.

2. Even as Lebanese families began returning to what's left of their homes and villages, the violence along the border with Israel continued Tuesday. Israeli forces shot five Hezbollah militants² in two separate incidents. The troops are expected to withdraw by the end of the week.

3. Dell is recalling more than four million notebook computers that were shipped between April 1st, 2004 and July 18th of this year. The reason, The batteries made by the Sony Corporation can burst into flames.

4. German prosecutors³ will be keeping a close eye on Madonna's show there this weekend in case she decides again to wear a crown of fake thorns while performing on a mirrored cross. Critics argue this stunt⁴ is hostile to the Catholic Church

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. crown of thorns : n-count
a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion

2. mirror : verb
If something mirrors something else, it has similar features to it, and therefore seems like a copy or representation of it.
= reflect

3. cross : n-count
A cross is a shape that consists of a vertical⁵ line or piece with a shorter horizontal line or piece across it. It is the most important Christian⁶ symbol.

4. stunt : n-count
A stunt is something interesting that is done in order to attract attention and get publicity⁷ for the person or company responsible for it.

1 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

2 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

4 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

5 vertical   

adj.垂直的，顶点的，纵向的；n.垂直物，垂直的位置

参考例句：

• The northern side of the mountain is almost vertical.这座山的北坡几乎是垂直的。
• Vertical air motions are not measured by this system.垂直气流的运动不用这种系统来测量。

6 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

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。