美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-18

1.Senate Democratic Leader Harry² Reid says South Dakota Democrat¹ Tim Johnson has shown significant improvement following his recent brain surgery, but he won't say whether or not Johnson has regained³ consciousness.

2.British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a surprise visit to Iraq where he vowed⁴ support for the fledgling democracy. It's his 6th visit to the country since the 2003 US-led invasion

3.Funeral services were held for 5 murdered prostitutes in eastern England. This as investigators⁵ continue their search for the so-called Ipswich Ripper.

4.And look at him go. Professional bungee jumper AJ Hackett broke a world record with this 764-foot leap off China's Macao Tower.

WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. fledgling : ADJ
You use fledgling to describe a person, organization, or system that is new or without experience.

2. prostitute : N-COUNT
A prostitute is a person, usually a woman, who has sex with men in exchange for money.

3. bungee jumping : N=UNCOUNT
If someone goes bungee jumping, they jump from a high place such as a bridge or cliff with a long piece of strong elastic⁶ cord tied around their ankle connecting them to the bridge or cliff.

1 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

2 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

3 regained   

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

4 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

5 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 elastic   

n.橡皮圈，松紧带；adj.有弹性的；灵活的

参考例句：

• Rubber is an elastic material.橡胶是一种弹性材料。
• These regulations are elastic.这些规定是有弹性的。