美联社新闻一分钟 2006-10-24

1. President Bush will no longer use the phrase "stay the course" when describing Iraq policy. White House officials say the phrase no longer captures the dynamism of the tactics America and its allies are employing in the war-torn region.

2. One miner was dead following a blast at the R&D Coal Company, 80 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Four other workers did escape from the Pennsylvania mine. Officials have not yet determined¹ what caused Monday's explosion.

3. At the World Trade Center site in New York, more human remains² have been uncovered. Investigators³ believe the tiny bone fragments are from victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. However, ongoing⁴ construction at the site will not be stopped.

4. And a strange sight in the nation's capital Monday: Local news crews were on the scene as 2 large buck⁵s were pulled from waters near the Tidal Basin in Washington D.C. Officials corralled the white tail deer into an inflatable lifeboat and then released the pair at a nearby park.

WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. dynamism : N=UNCOUNT
If you refer to the dynamism of a situation or system, you are referring to the fact that it is changing in an exciting and dramatic way.

2. buck : N-COUNT
A buck is the male of various animals, including the deer, antelope⁷, rabbit and kangaroo.

3. corral : VB
To take control or possession of.

1 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 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》

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。

6 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• 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》

7 antelope   

n.羚羊；羚羊皮

参考例句：

• Choosing the antelope shows that China wants a Green Olympics.选择藏羚羊表示中国需要绿色奥运。
• The tiger was dragging the antelope across the field.老虎拖着羚羊穿过原野。