美联社新闻一分钟 2007-07-24

1. Police are interviewing two people in Atlanta after an apparent murder-suicide left four people dead. Authorities say a gunman shot five people, killing¹ three before turning the gun on himself. Neighbors described the suspected shooter as "sweet".

2. Emergency workers in Britain are working round the clock to save people trapped by rising floodwaters. So far crops have been destroyed, roads submerged and transportation slowed to a near standstill.

3. The Tulsa Drillers, a AA Texas League team is mourning the death of their coach. Mike Coolbaugh was killed last night after a line drive foul² ball hit him in the head.

4. And with this dog lacks in size, she makes up for in spirit. When a rattlesnake threatened her owner's grandson, Zoey lunged between them and took the bites.
WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. submerge: VERB V, V n
If something submerges or if you submerge it, it goes below the surface of some water or another liquid.

2. standstill: N-SING a N, usu to/at N
If movement or activity comes to or is brought to a standstill, it stops completely.

3. rattlesnake: N-COUNT
A rattlesnake is a poisonous American snake which can make a rattling³ noise with its tail.

4. lunge: VERB V prep/adv, V prep/adv
If you lunge in a particular direction, you move in that direction suddenly and clumsily.

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 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！

3 rattling   

adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词

参考例句：

• This book is a rattling good read. 这是一本非常好的读物。
• At that same instant,a deafening explosion set the windows rattling. 正在这时，一声震耳欲聋的爆炸突然袭来，把窗玻璃震得当当地响。