美联社新闻一分钟 2006-10-31
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. The US death toll 1 in Iraq has exceeded 100 for the month of October. So far, it's the 4th deadliest month for American forces since the war began in March of 2003.
2. KFC has announced plans to phase out trans fats from its fast food menu. While fried chicken is among the items getting a makeover, the company is still searching for a way to take the artery-clog 2ging fat out of its biscuits.
3. One gallery is taking the phrase “high art” quite literally 3. An installation in San Francisco features a 2-foot-high marijuana plant. According to the artist, it's intended to spark debate about the drug's illegal and medicinal use.
4. And caught on tape. A sword-wield 4ing man is overpowered by police in Hamburg, Germany. He was reportedly stopped by several officers after attempting to exit a train station without a ticket
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. phase out : PHR-V
If something is phased out, people gradually stop using it..
2. makeover : N-COUNT
If an organization or system is given a makeover, important changes are made in order to improve it.
3. clog : VB
When something clogs 5 a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through..
4. wield : VB
If you wield a weapon, tool, or piece of equipment, you carry and use it.
5. overpower : VB
If you overpower someone, you manage to take hold of and keep hold of them, although they struggle a lot.
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- In cotton and wool processing,short length fibers may clog sewers.在棉毛生产中，短纤维可能堵塞下水管道。
- These streets often clog during the rush hour.这几条大街在交通高峰时间常常发生交通堵塞。
- He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
- Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。