美联社新闻一分钟 2007-06-18

1. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in an emergency government Sunday and outlaw¹ed Hamas militants³. The move comes amid fierce fighting between Hamas and rival Fatah. Hamas seized control of Gaza last week.

2. Seven people are dead after a drag-racing⁴ crash at a Tennessee charity event. Witnesses say a car spun⁵ out of control and careened into a crowd. Two teens are among the victims.

3. Families of military veterans celebrated⁶ Father's Day in Washington, the special tribute at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Fifteen hundred red, yellow and white roses were placed along the wall.

4. These wild hares are wreaking⁷ havoc⁸ on Milan's airport. The furry⁹ creatures made their home near the airport. This year their excessive mating and resulting offspring are blocking runways and causing radar¹⁰ problems. Volunteers set up nets to snare¹¹ the hares, then move them to a wildlife preserve.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

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1. swear in: To administer a legal or official oath to: 使…作法律或就职宣誓：

2. outlaw: To declare illegal: 宣布为非法：

3. drag racing: 街头飚车（汽车）

4. charity: 慈善机构；慈善事业；慈善团体

5. spin: To rotate rapidly; whirl.: 快速旋转；飞旋

6. careen: To rush headlong or carelessly; career: 冲撞：头向前猛冲或漫不经心；急驰：

7. wreaking havoc : 带来灾难

8. furry: Covered with, wearing, or trimmed with fur.毛皮覆盖的、穿戴毛皮的或用毛皮镶边的

9. snare: To trap with or as if with a snare: 捕捉：用或似乎是用陷阱捕捉

1 outlaw   

n.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法

参考例句：

• The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
• The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。

2 outlawed   

宣布…为不合法（outlaw的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Most states have outlawed the use of marijuana. 大多数州都宣布使用大麻为非法行为。
• I hope the sale of tobacco will be outlawed someday. 我希望有朝一日烟草制品会禁止销售。

3 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。

4 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

5 spun   

v.纺，杜撰，急转身

参考例句：

• His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
• Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。

6 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

7 wreaking   

诉诸（武力），施行（暴力），发（脾气）( wreak的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Coal mining is a messy business, often wreaking terrible environmental damage nearby. 采矿是肮脏的行业，往往会严重破坏周边环境。
• The floods are wreaking havoc in low-lying areas. 洪水正在地势低洼地区肆虐。

8 havoc   

n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱

参考例句：

• The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
• This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。

9 furry   

adj.毛皮的；似毛皮的；毛皮制的

参考例句：

• This furry material will make a warm coat for the winter.这件毛皮料在冬天会是一件保暖的大衣。
• Mugsy is a big furry brown dog,who wiggles when she is happy.马格斯是一只棕色大长毛狗，当她高兴得时候她会摇尾巴。

10 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。

11 snare   

n.陷阱，诱惑，圈套；（去除息肉或者肿瘤的）勒除器；响弦，小军鼓；vt.以陷阱捕获，诱惑

参考例句：

• I used to snare small birds such as sparrows.我曾常用罗网捕捉麻雀等小鸟。
• Most of the people realized that their scheme was simply a snare and a delusion.大多数人都认识到他们的诡计不过是一个骗人的圈套。