美联社新闻一分钟 2005-09-02
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1.Unrest intensifies 1 across New Orleans after hurricane Katrina, as more National Guard troops pour in to help restore order there.
2.Retail 2 gas prices soar above three bucks 3 a gallon, while deliveries to gas stations falter 4 amid the hurricane's economic aftermath.
3.Iraqi Shiites bury the nearly one thousand victims of the Baghdad bridge stampede, also demanding answers from their government.
4.In Russia, mourners commemorate 5 one year since a hostage crisis of the Beslan School, a terror attack that claimed three hundred and thirty-one lives.
5.And Muhammad Al Fayed unveils a statue in memory of Princess Diana and his son Dodi, eight years after they died in a Paris car crash.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. falter
1 falter falters 6 faltering 7 faltered 8
If something falters, it loses power or strength in an uneven 9 way, or no longer makes much progress.
Normal life is at a standstill, and the economy is faltering.
The car was out of sight around a bend in moments, but the engine did not falter or slow down.
A faltering economy and a recent wave of labour unrest have affected 10 the new party's popularity.
VB
2. claim
11 claim claims claiming claimed
If you say that a war, disease, or accident claims someone's life, you mean that they are killed in it or by it. (FORMAL)
The civil war claimed the life of a U.N. interpreter yesterday.
Heart disease is the biggest killer 11, claiming 180,000 lives a year.
VB
= take
- A clear atmosphere intensifies the blue of the sky. 纯净的空气使天空变得更蓝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Blowing on fire intensifies the heat. 吹火使热度加强。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
- These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
- They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
- They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- His voice began to falter.他的声音开始发颤。
- As he neared the house his steps faltered.当他走近房子时，脚步迟疑了起来。
- This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
- We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。
- He never falters in his determination. 他的决心从不动摇。
- The plan never falters; the design never changes. It is all ordered. 大自然从不步履蹒跚，从不三心二意，一切都是有条不紊。
- The economy shows no signs of faltering. 经济没有衰退的迹象。
- I canfeel my legs faltering. 我感到我的腿在颤抖。
- He faltered out a few words. 他支吾地说出了几句。
- "Er - but he has such a longhead!" the man faltered. 他不好意思似的嚅嗫着：“这孩子脑袋真长。”
- The sidewalk is very uneven—be careful where you walk.这人行道凹凸不平—走路时请小心。
- The country was noted for its uneven distribution of land resources.这个国家以土地资源分布不均匀出名。
- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。