美联社新闻一分钟 2005-12-05

1. Iraqi authorities say they've uncovered a plan by a Sunni Arab insurgent¹ group to rocket Saddam Hussein’s trial when it resumes on Monday.

2. The mother of one of 4 Christian² peace activists³ held hostage in Iraq makes a televised plea for her son to be released unharmed.

3. Israeli aircraft fire/ on Gaza, targeting \ an abandoned building. Israel says it was used for terror operations and on ground used to launch homemade rockets.

4. One of the French doctors who performed the world’s first partial face transplant says the patient is perfect, in good psychological condition and is doing well medically.

5. And residents of Perth, Australia witness a spectacular light show as a meteor blazes through the sky, leaving a bright tail in its wake.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. Perth
珀斯, 佩思(澳大利亚城市)
1 a city in southwest Australia, capital of the state of Western Australia and the largest city in the western part of the country:
2 a city in central Scotland on the River Tay

2. in sb's/sth's wake
behind or after someone or something -- The car left clouds of dust in its wake.

3. rocket
if things such as a social problems or prices rocket, it increase very quickly and suddenly.
The nation has experienced 4 years of recession, rocketing crime and escalating⁴ social injustice⁵.

1 insurgent   

adj.叛乱的，起事的；n.叛乱分子

参考例句：

• Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
• The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。

2 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

3 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》

4 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

5 injustice   

n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利

参考例句：

• They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
• All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。