美联社新闻一分钟 2005-08-25

1:Amid the stalemate over Iraq's draft constitution, insurgents¹ in Baghdad launch their boldest assault in weeks killing² up to 13 people.

2:President Bush rejects critics calling for the US to leave Iraq, vowing³ "we will stay, we will fight and we will win the war on terrorism."

3:Rescuers in Peru comb a jungle marsh⁴, for victims of an airliner⁵ that split in two, killing at least 31 people, leaving 10 more missing.

4:Moving forward with the Gaza pullout's last stage, Israel reaches deals on border security and disposing rubble⁶ from former settlers' homes.

5:And finally, flood victims wade⁷ into their homes and cleanup crews clear the debris⁸ after heavy rains deluge⁹ Central and Southern Europe.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. stalemate
1 stalemate stalemates
Stalemate is a situation in which neither side in an argument or contest can win or in which no progress is possible.
The proportional representation system was widely blamed for two inconclusive election results and a year of political stalemate.
He said the war had reached a stalemate and that a political accord was the only solution.
N-VAR
= impasse¹⁰, deadlock¹¹

2. comb
3 comb combs combing combed
If you comb a place, you search everywhere in it in order to find someone or something.
Officers combed the woods for the murder weapon.
They fanned out and carefully combed the temple grounds.
VB

3. jungle
1 jungle jungles
A jungle is a forest in a tropical country where large numbers of tall trees and plants grow very close together.
...the mountains and jungles of Papua New Guinea...
The seventy square miles of the mountain area were covered entirely¹² in dense¹³ jungle.
...a remote jungle area.
N-VAR

4. deluge
4 deluge deluges¹⁴ deluging¹⁵ deluged¹⁶
If rain deluges a place, it falls very heavily there, sometimes causing floods. (WRITTEN)
At least 150 people are believed to have died after two days of torrential rain deluged the capital.
VB
= flood

1 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 vowing   

起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

4 marsh   

n.沼泽，湿地

参考例句：

• There are a lot of frogs in the marsh.沼泽里有许多青蛙。
• I made my way slowly out of the marsh.我缓慢地走出这片沼泽地。

5 airliner   

n.客机，班机

参考例句：

• The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。
• The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。

6 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

7 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

8 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

9 deluge   

n./vt.洪水，暴雨，使泛滥

参考例句：

• This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.雨大的时候，这条小溪能变作洪流。
• I got caught in the deluge on the way home.我在回家的路上遇到倾盆大雨。

10 impasse   

n.僵局；死路

参考例句：

• The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。
• Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。

11 deadlock   

n.僵局，僵持

参考例句：

• The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
• The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。

12 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

13 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

14 deluges   

v.使淹没( deluge的第三人称单数 )；淹没；被洪水般涌来的事物所淹没；穷于应付

参考例句：

15 deluging   

v.使淹没( deluge的现在分词 )；淹没；被洪水般涌来的事物所淹没；穷于应付

参考例句：

• Press releases began deluging newsrooms, touting the benefits of antibacterial honey. 新闻稿开始淹没了编辑部，吹捧抗菌素的神效带来的好处。 来自互联网

16 deluged   

v.使淹没( deluge的过去式和过去分词 )；淹没；被洪水般涌来的事物所淹没；穷于应付

参考例句：

• The minister was deluged with questions. 部长穷于应付像洪水般涌来的问题。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They deluged me with questions. 他们向我连珠发问。 来自《简明英汉词典》