美联社新闻一分钟 2005-11-24

1. Sugar farmers in all over the EU protested in front of the European Council on Tuesday ahead of key world trade talks next month.

2. An opposition¹ rally was held in the centre of Georgia's capital Tbilisi on Wednesday to denounce a policy of President Michael Saakashvili .

3. Israeli planes drop thousands of leaflets denouncing Hezbollah guerrillas over Lebanon's capital of Beirut two days after some of the worst border clashes in years.

4. At least two people were swept to their deaths in powerful floods in Sri Lanka, while about 3, 000 tsunami² victims were displaced from temporary shelters.

5. And scores of people are flocking to a church in Sacramento , California to pray before a statue of the Virgin³ Mary after reports surfaced that it was crying blood.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. Tbilisi
第比利斯[格鲁吉亚共和国首都]
the capital city of the Republic of Georgia

2. denounce
vt.公开指责, 公然抨击, 谴责
1 to express strong disapproval⁴ of someone or something, especially in public: denunciation//--Amnesty International denounced the failure by the authorities to take action.// denounce sb/sth as sth// --He denounced the election as a farce⁵.//
2 to give information to the police or other authority about someone's illegal political activities: denounce sb to sb// --She denounced him to the secret police.//

3. guerrilla (注意其拼写)
n.游击战, 游击队
a member of a small unofficial military group that fights in small groups// guerrilla war/warfare // --American troops found themselves fighting a guerrilla war.// --left-wing guerrillas// --a guerrilla leader//

4. Hezbollah
n. （黎巴嫩）真主党
also Hizbollah - a military group of Shiite Muslims that supports Iran

5. sweep
if wind, a stormy sea, or another strong force sweeps someone or something along, it moves tem quickly along. # At least two people were swept to their deaths in two powerful storm in Sri Lanka.

6. flock
if you people flock to a particular place or event, a very large number of them go there, usually because it is pleasant or interesting. # The public have flocked to the show.
you can refer to a group of people or things as a flock of them to emphasize that there are a lot of them. # These cases all attracted flocks of famous writers.

7. Sacramento
n.萨克拉曼多(美国加州首府)
a city which is the capital city of the US state of California

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

3 virgin   

n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
• There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

4 disapproval   

n.反对，不赞成

参考例句：

• The teacher made an outward show of disapproval.老师表面上表示不同意。
• They shouted their disapproval.他们喊叫表示反对。

5 farce   

n.闹剧，笑剧，滑稽戏；胡闹

参考例句：

• They played a shameful role in this farce.他们在这场闹剧中扮演了可耻的角色。
• The audience roared at the farce.闹剧使观众哄堂大笑。