美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-20

1.The news is not good out of Mount Hood¹. Rescue crews found photos with Kelly James, the climber found dead on the Oregon mountain. The sheriff says he is concerned because the pictures show the hikers do not have equipment they need to survive.

2. Preliminary autopsy² reports show that 7 people found dead in a house in Missouri all succumb³ed to carbon monoxide poisoning. The coroner says the bodies show no signs of trauma⁵. Five young adults and 2 children died. A babysitter found the bodies on Sunday.

3. First Lady Laura Bush is doing just fine after having a skin cancer tumor⁶ removed from her leg. The White House says it didn't disclose the cancer because, in Mrs. Bush's words, it's no big deal. The administration says she is not an elected official and is entitled to medical privacy.

4. What did Frosty do to this guy? A homeowner in Ohio caught this assault on video. The suspect appears to be hack⁷ing at the inflatable yard art with a screwdriver⁹. An 18-year-old man is charged with criminal damaging, a misdemeanor. Investigation¹⁰ could snowball. A second suspect is still on the loose.

WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. succumb : VERB
If you succumb to an illness, you become affected¹¹ by it or die from it. I was determined¹² not to succumb to the virus.

2. trauma : N-VAR
Trauma is a very severe shock or very upsetting experience, which may cause psychological damage.

3. hack : VERB
If you hack something or hack at it, you cut it with strong, rough strokes using a sharp tool such as an axe¹³ or knife.

4. screwdriver : N-COUNT
A screwdriver is a tool that is used for turning screws. It consists of a metal rod with a flat or cross-shaped end that fits into the top of the screw.

5. snowball : VERB
If something such as a project or campaign snowballs, it rapidly increases and grows.

1 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

2 autopsy   

n.尸体解剖；尸检

参考例句：

• They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。
• A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。

3 succumb   

v.屈服，屈从；死

参考例句：

• They will never succumb to the enemies.他们决不向敌人屈服。
• Will business leaders succumb to these ideas?商业领袖们会被这些观点折服吗？

4 succumbed   

不再抵抗（诱惑、疾病、攻击等）( succumb的过去式和过去分词 )； 屈从； 被压垮； 死

参考例句：

• The town succumbed after a short siege. 该城被围困不久即告失守。
• After an artillery bombardment lasting several days the town finally succumbed. 在持续炮轰数日后，该城终于屈服了。

5 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

6 tumor   

n.（肿）瘤，肿块(英)tumour

参考例句：

• He was died of a malignant tumor.他死于恶性肿瘤。
• The surgeons irradiated the tumor.外科医生用X射线照射那个肿瘤。

7 hack   

n.劈，砍，出租马车；v.劈，砍，干咳

参考例句：

• He made a hack at the log.他朝圆木上砍了一下。
• Early settlers had to hack out a clearing in the forest where they could grow crops.早期移民不得不在森林里劈出空地种庄稼。

8 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

9 screwdriver   

n.螺丝起子；伏特加橙汁鸡尾酒

参考例句：

• He took a screwdriver and teased out the remaining screws.他拿出螺丝刀把其余的螺丝卸了下来。
• The electric drill can also be used as a screwdriver.这把电钻也可用作螺丝刀。

10 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

11 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

12 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。

13 axe   

n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减

参考例句：

• Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
• The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。