美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-04

1. President Bush is open to suggestions made by outgoing Defense¹ Secretary Rumsfeld concerning US involvement in Iraq. The White House says Sunday possible changes proposed by Rumsfeld could include putting substantial forces near Iraq's borders and withdrawing troops from vulnerable positions.

2. In Oregon, searchers are scour²ing the area near the last known location of a family missing since after Thanksgiving. Authorities say there is nothing to indicate foul⁴ play in their disappearance⁵.

3. Incumbent⁶ Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says people need to vote, leave calmly and wait for the results. He has predicted victory in his bid for another 6 years in office.

4. You don't have to look very closely to see that there is something wrong with this video. The nudists say this group isn't having fun as they kick off the opening up snowmobile season. The annual powder plunge⁷ took place in 20 degree weather but clearly didn't stop these rivals.

WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. scour : VERB
If you scour something such as a place or a book, you make a thorough search of it to try to find what you are looking for.

2. nudist : N-COUNT
The person who does not wear any clothes on beaches and other areas specially⁸ set aside for this purpose.

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 scour   

v.搜索；擦，洗，腹泻，冲刷

参考例句：

• Mother made me scour the family silver.母亲让我擦洗家里的银器。
• We scoured the telephone directory for clues.我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。

3 scouring   

擦[洗]净，冲刷，洗涤

参考例句：

• The police are scouring the countryside for the escaped prisoners. 警察正在搜索整个乡村以捉拿逃犯。
• This is called the scouring train in wool processing. 这被称为羊毛加工中的洗涤系列。

4 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

5 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

6 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

7 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

8 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。