美联社新闻一分钟 2006-02-05

1. The body of Coretta Scott King was carried by horse-drawn carriage Saturday morning to the Georgia's state Capitol where she is the first black person and the first woman to lie in honor. The widow of Martin Luther King Jr. died Monday night at age 78.

2. There are conflicting reports about the exact number of survivors¹ on that Egyptian ferry that sank in the Red Sea Friday. One official says 340, others say 362, but they fear more than 1,000 passengers and crew members died in the disaster. Some survivors are upset by what they say are slow rescue efforts.

3. In Indonesia Saturday, nearly 1000 Muslims armed with machetes attacked an Islamic housing complex, some throwing Molotov cocktails³. It's the latest attack on an Islamic sect⁴ that's been denounced by mainstream⁵ Muslim groups. 6 people were injured.

4. And in Detroit, there are roughly 1,500 tickets still available for Sunday's Super Bowl matchup between the Seahawks and the Steelers. Authorities say big scams and scalpers are all around. Prices start at 1,500 dollars per ticket, binoculars⁶ not included.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. machete : noun [C]
a large knife with a wide blade, used for cutting trees and plants or as a weapon

2. Molotov cocktail² :
a simple bomb consisting of a bottle filled with petrol with a piece of cloth in the end 燃烧弹：一种用装满可燃液体的可炸裂性容器制成的临时替用炸弹，通常用碎布捻成引线，在扔出前点燃

3. sect : noun [C] USUALLY DISAPPROVING
a religious group which has developed from a larger religion and is considered to have extreme or unusual beliefs or customs:
e.g. When he was sixteen he ran away from home and joined a religious sect.

4. scam : noun [C] INFORMAL
an illegal plan for making money:
e.g. an insurance scam

5. scalper : noun [C]
someone who makes money by buying tickets for an event and selling them again at a very high price 黄牛党

6. binoculars : plural noun
a pair of tubes with glass at either end that you look through to see things far away: 双眼望远镜

1 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

2 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。

3 cocktails   

n.鸡尾酒( cocktail的名词复数 )；餐前开胃菜；混合物

参考例句：

• Come about 4 o'clock. We'll have cocktails and grill steaks. 请四点钟左右来，我们喝鸡尾酒，吃烤牛排。 来自辞典例句
• Cocktails were a nasty American habit. 喝鸡尾酒是讨厌的美国习惯。 来自辞典例句

4 sect   

n.派别，宗教，学派，派系

参考例句：

• When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect.他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派。
• Each religious sect in the town had its own church.该城每一个宗教教派都有自己的教堂。

5 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

6 binoculars   

n.双筒望远镜

参考例句：

• He watched the play through his binoculars.他用双筒望远镜看戏。
• If I had binoculars,I could see that comet clearly.如果我有望远镜，我就可以清楚地看见那颗彗星。