美联社新闻一分钟 2005-09-06

I am Sandy C with an AP Hurricane Update.

President Bush returned to the ravaged¹ Gulf² Coast for the second time in four days Monday in the wake of criticism that the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina was too slow.

The military is continuing rescue missions and distributing supplies to the hurricane victims, trying to pick up the remnants of their lives and move forward. President Bush's father, along with former President Bill Clinton, announced plans for a Katrina fund to help hurricane victims recover.

"Conferred with the three Governors of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, and decided³ to establish the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund. We will turn this money over to the governors who will then decide how best to use it."

"We need to have a fund where we can fill in the blanks and help people who are otherwise going to be totally overlooked."

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. remnant
1 remnant remnants
The remnants of something are small parts of it that are left over when the main part has disappeared or been destroyed.
After twenty-four hours of fighting, the remnants of the force were fleeing.
Beneath the present church were remnants of Roman flooring.
Obedience⁴ by women towards men is a remnant of religious teaching.
N-COUNT: usu N of n

2. confer
1 confer confers conferring conferred
When you confer with someone, you discuss something with them in order to make a decision. You can also say that two people confer.
He conferred with Hill and the others in his office.
His doctors conferred by telephone and agreed that he must get away from his family for a time.
V-RECIP

1 ravaged   

毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 )； 蹂躏； 劫掠； 抢劫

参考例句：

• a country ravaged by civil war 遭受内战重创的国家
• The whole area was ravaged by forest fires. 森林火灾使整个地区荒废了。

2 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 obedience   

n.服从，顺从

参考例句：

• Society has a right to expect obedience of the law.社会有权要求人人遵守法律。
• Soldiers act in obedience to the orders of their superior officers.士兵们遵照上级军官的命令行动。