美联社新闻一分钟 2006-10-15

1. The UN Security Council could vote Saturday on sanctions against North Korea in response to the country's reported testing of a nuclear weapon. The US and Japan want a quick vote on the measure, but changes desired by Russia and China could delay the vote.

2. Police in Florida say they have uncovered evidence near the scene where they believe a family was shot execution style Friday. They say the suspect drove away in the victims' dark colored jeep after shooting the man, woman and 2 children. Authorities are reviewing surveillance video for clues.

3. Authorities say it will be several days before some Western New York residents get their power turned back on. National Grid¹ officials say the level of damage from the unexpected 2 feet of snow is unprecedented². Repairs are expected to continue through the weekend.

4. Well, fans to Detroit are gearing up for Saturday's game against the Oakland A's. If the Tigers win they will claim the American League Championship title and have a shot at World Series rings.

WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. unprecedented : ADJ
If something is unprecedented, it has never happened before.

2. gear up : PHR-V
If someone is gearing up for a particular activity, they are preparing to do if.

3. have a shot at : PHR
If you have a shot at something, you attempt to do it. [INFORMAL]

1 grid   

n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅

参考例句：

• In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。
• Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。

2 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。