美联社新闻一分钟 2005-12-04

1. Pakistan's leader says a man said to be Al-Qaida's operational commander has been killed in a blast in that country's lawless tribal¹ areas.

2. Northeast of Baghdad, insurgents² ambush³ Iraqi troops with a roadside bomb, then fire on the patrol, killing⁴ 19 soldiers and wounding two.

3. President Bush presses Congress on his guest worker plan for foreigners, talking tough on illegal immigration and securing US borders.

4. Activists⁵ demand urgent action to curb⁶ global warming and protest worldwide coinciding with the UN climate change conference in Montreal.

5. And in Belfast, Northern Ireland, thousands of mourners gather to say farewell to former Manchester United soccer star George Best

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. lawless
adj.非法的, 违法的
adj not obeying the law, or not controlled by the law → law-abiding --this increasingly lawless society. --These border areas are among the most lawless regions in the world. -- lawlessness n [Uncountable]

2. coincide with
#1 If one event coincides with another, they happen at the same time.
-- The exhibition coincides with the 47th anniversary of his death.
#2 If the ideas or interests of 2 or more people coincide, they are the same.
The kids' views on life don't always coincide, but they're not afraid of voicing their opinions.
He gave great encouragement to his students, especially if their passions happened to coincide with his own.

3. Montreal
n. 蒙特利尔（加拿大）
a city and port on Montreal Island in the St. Lawrence river in southern Quebec, in East Canada. Most people living in Montreal speak French as their main language.

4. guest worker
guest worker guest workers
A guest worker is a person, especially one from a poor country, who lives and works in a different country for a period.
N-COUNT

5. curb
1 curb curbs⁷ curbing⁸ curbed⁹
If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
...advertisements aimed at curbing the spread of Aids...
Inflation needs to be curbed in Russia.
VB
= check, restrain

1 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

2 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

3 ambush   

n.埋伏(地点)；伏兵；v.埋伏；伏击

参考例句：

• Our soldiers lay in ambush in the jungle for the enemy.我方战士埋伏在丛林中等待敌人。
• Four men led by a sergeant lay in ambush at the crossroads.由一名中士率领的四名士兵埋伏在十字路口。

4 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。

5 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

7 curbs   

v.限制，克制，抑制( curb的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• In executing his functions he is not bound by any legal curbs on his power. 在他履行职务时，他的权力是不受任何法律约束的。 来自辞典例句
• Curbs on air travel were being worked out and would shortly be announced. 限制航空旅行的有关规定正在拟定中，不久即将公布。 来自辞典例句

8 curbing   

n.边石，边石的材料v.限制，克制，抑制( curb的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Progress has been made in curbing inflation. 在控制通货膨胀方面已取得了进展。
• A range of policies have been introduced aimed at curbing inflation. 为了抑制通货膨胀实施了一系列的政策。

9 curbed   

v.限制，克制，抑制( curb的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Advertising aimed at children should be curbed. 针对儿童的广告应受到限制。 来自辞典例句
• Inflation needs to be curbed in Russia. 俄罗斯需要抑制通货膨胀。 来自辞典例句