美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-04
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
1. Dawn Saturday brought out search and rescue workers again in central Florida, an area devastated 1 by thunderstorms that included tornados 2. The storms struck in darkness early Friday morning killing 3 at least 20 people. Victims included teenagers and at least one child.
2. Gunbattles in Gaza on Saturday defying a truce 4 between the Fatah and Hamas factions 5. Twelve people were wounded by late morning. This came after a ceasefire agreement announced late Friday, a deadly day of battles between the two sides.
3. Forty-six countries are joining France in pushing for a new environmental body to police nations that pollute. The appeal follows a report from leading scientists saying humans are to blame for global warming.
4. President Bush waded 7 into enemy territory Saturday, addressing the House Democratic Caucus 8 in Virginia. This group snatched away Republican control of the House in November. The president is expected to take questions from Democrats 9 but behind closed doors.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. police : VERB
If a person or group in authority polices a law or an area of public life, they make sure that what is done is fair and legal.
2. wade 6 into : VERB
If someone wades 10 in or wades into something, they get involved in a very determined 11 and forceful way, often without thinking enough about the consequences of their actions.
3. caucus : N-COUNT
A caucus is a group of people within an organization who share similar aims and interests or who have a lot of influence.(FORMAL)
- The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
- His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
- And the national weather service reports several tornados touch down. 国家气象中心报告预测龙卷风将来袭。 来自互联网
- They had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes. 他们存有关于闪电、龙卷风和飓风的电影胶片。 来自互联网
- 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。
- The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
- She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
- The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
- rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别
- We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
- We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。
- She tucked up her skirt and waded into the river. 她撩起裙子蹚水走进河里。
- He waded into the water to push the boat out. 他蹚进水里把船推出来。
- This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
- It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- A lumi wields a golden morningstar with trained ease as it wades into melee. 光民熟练地挥舞钉头锤加入战团。
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。