美联社新闻一分钟 2007-05-14

1. An al-Qaeda front group is claming it captured the three American soldiers missing since a predawn attack on a patrol yesterday. The Islamic State in Iraq posted the claim on this website, but is offering no evidence to back it up. The attack happened yesterday in Mahmoudiya, the Sunni insurgent¹ stronghold about 20 miles south of Baghdad.

2. Being hailed as a victory for the Afghan government, NATO confirms the death of Taliban's most prominent military commander. Mullah Dadullah died in a US-led operation in southern Afghanistan.

3. President Bush says he enjoyed being in Jamestown, Virginia where it all started. Bush was part of today's festivities honoring the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America.

4. No, your eyes aren't deceiving you. That bat is pink. Some MLB players are using pink bats today as part of the breast cancer awareness² campaign on Mother's Day.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. predawn: n-uncount
Before the time of day when light first appears in the sky.

2. hail: verb
If a person, event or achievement is hailed as important or successful, they are praised publicly.

3. festivity: n-count
Festivities are event that are organized in order to celebrate something.

4. deceive: verb
If something deceives you, it gives you a wrong impression and makes you believe something that is not true.

5. MLB
MLB is the abbreviation of Major League Baseball.

1 insurgent   

adj.叛乱的，起事的；n.叛乱分子

参考例句：

• Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
• The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。

2 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。