美联社新闻一分钟 2005-10-02
时间：2018-12-01 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1 Three bombings rip through restaurants crowded with foreign tourists on the Indonesian resort of Bali,killing 1 at least 25 people and wounding scores. The blasts come nearly 3 years to the day that bombings by an Al-Qaeda linked terror group killed 202 people.
2 Indonesian President Susilo Yudhoyono called the blast a "terrorist act" and warned that more attacks were possible.Yudhoyono said that he had received information that militants 2 were planning an attack in the nation's capital.
3 An improvised 3 explosive device exploded near a civillian car in Fallujah on Saturday, killing one man and injuring two others. Violence has escalated 5 in Baghdad, and other Iraqi provinces, two weeks ahead of the referendum on the country's new constitution on October 15th.
4.Venezuela removed Central Bank reserves once held as U.S. Treasury 6 bonds and moved the funds to Europe and other countries. President Hugo Chavez said Venezuela changed their reserves because of threats from the US government.
5 A fire at a Russian navy ammunition 7 depot 8 caused artillery 9 shells to explode, forcing the evacuation of thousands in a remote eastern region on Saturday. Some four thousand residents from five towns in Kamchatka Province were forced to leave their homes.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.rip: vi.To subject to vehement 10 attack
2.resort: n. 1)A place frequented by people for relaxation 11 or recreation: a ski resort.
2)A customary or frequent going or gathering 12: a popular place of resort.
3.improvised: a. Spoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought
4.escalate 4: vi. To increase, enlarge, or intensify 13: escalated the hostilities 14 in the Persian Gulf 15.
5.ammunition: n. 1)Projectiles, such as bullets and shot, together with their fuses and primers, that can be fired from guns or otherwise propelled.
2)Nuclear, biological, chemical, or explosive material, such as rockets or grenades, that are used as weapons.
3)An object used as a missile in offense 16 or defense 17: Rocks were my only ammunition against the bear.
6.depot: n. A storage installation for military equipment and supplies
7.artillery: n.The branch of an army that specializes in the use of such weapons.
- 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 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。
- He improvised a song about the football team's victory. 他即席创作了一首足球队胜利之歌。
- We improvised a tent out of two blankets and some long poles. 我们用两条毛毯和几根长竿搭成一个临时帐蓬。
- It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。
- Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。
- The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
- The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。
- The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
- A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
- They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。
- The depot is only a few blocks from here.公共汽车站离这儿只有几个街区。
- They leased the building as a depot.他们租用这栋大楼作仓库。
- This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
- The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。
- She made a vehement attack on the government's policies.她强烈谴责政府的政策。
- His proposal met with vehement opposition.他的倡导遭到了激烈的反对。
- The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law.部长一向反对法律上的任何放宽。
- She listens to classical music for relaxation.她听古典音乐放松。
- He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
- He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
- We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
- They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。
- Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. 墨西哥要求立即停止敌对行动。
- All the old hostilities resurfaced when they met again. 他们再次碰面时，过去的种种敌意又都冒了出来。
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。