美联社新闻一分钟 2006-11-30
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. President Bush's summit with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was postponed 1 Wednesday after a White House memo 2 was made public, voicing some doubts about al-Maliki's capacity to control sectarian violence. The White House insists the postponement 3 wasn't related to the leak of the memo and that the 2 leaders plan to have a robust 4 meeting Thursday.
2. Authorities found traces of radiation on 2 British Airways 5 767 jetliners Wednesday as investigators 6 widen their search into the poisoning death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. The airline plans to contact passengers who flew on the 2 jets.
3. The Pope began his pilgrimage to Turkey's tiny Christian 7 communities Wednesday by paying homage 8 to an Italian priest slain 9 during Islamic protests. Pope Benedict is expressing sympathy for religious minorities in the Muslim world.
4. It's not officially winter yet, but a massive snowstorm headed into Washington state Wednesday. Two are reported dead and traffic has been snarl 10ed. Power is also out for much of the region.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. jetliner : N-COUNT
A jetliner is a large aircraft, especially one which carries passengers. (AM)
2. pilgrimage : N-COUNT
If you make a pilgrimage to a holy place, you go there for a religious reason.
3. homage : N-UNCOUNT
Homage is respect shown towards someone or something you admire, or to a person in authority.
4. snarl : VERB
To put into total disorder 12.
- The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
- The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。
- Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
- Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？
- He compounded with his creditors for a postponement of payment. 他与债权人达成协议延期付款。
- Rain caused the postponement of several race-meetings. 几次赛马大会因雨延期。
- She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
- China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。
- The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
- At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- We pay homage to the genius of Shakespeare.我们对莎士比亚的天才表示敬仰。
- The soldiers swore to pay their homage to the Queen.士兵们宣誓效忠于女王陛下。
- The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
- His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。
- At the seaside we could hear the snarl of the waves.在海边我们可以听见波涛的咆哮。
- The traffic was all in a snarl near the accident.事故发生处附近交通一片混乱。
- The dog snarled at us. 狗朝我们低声吼叫。
- As I advanced towards the dog, It'snarled and struck at me. 我朝那条狗走去时，它狂吠着向我扑来。 来自《简明英汉词典》