美联社新闻一分钟 2006-05-15

1. Several deadly attacks ripped through Baghdad Sunday, killing¹ dozens and injuring more than 60. The attacks came as Iraq's parliament was meeting.

2. In Iran, gunmen posing as police officers waylaid² 4 cars and killed 12 passengers. Police later killed 6 of the 8 gunmen. All of the victims were civilians³ and authorities say they don't know why the attack occurred.

3. Thousands are fleeing from Mount Merapi in Indonesia. Thick grey smoke, ash and lava⁴ continue to spew from the volcano which has been rumbling⁵ for weeks. 14, 000 people live within five miles of the volcano.

4. And Major League Baseball star Barry Bonds has a chance to tie Babe Ruth's record tonight. He needs just one more home run to reach the magic number of 714.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. pose : verb
If you pose as someone, you pretend to be that person in order to deceive people.
e.g. The team posed as drug dealers⁶ to trap the ringleaders.

2. waylay⁷ : verb
If someone waylays⁸ you, they stop you when you are going somewhere, for example in order to talk to you, to steal something from you, or to attack you.
e.g. The trucks are being waylaid by bandits.

3. spew : verb
When something spews out a substance or when a substance spews from something, the substance flows out quickly in large quantities.
e.g. The volcano spewed out more scorching⁹ volcanic¹⁰ ashes, gases and rocks.

4. rumble¹¹ : verb
If something rumbles¹², it makes a low, continuous noise.
e.g. The sky, swollen¹³ like a black bladder, rumbled¹⁴ and crackled.

5. Major League Baseball ------美国职业棒球大联盟

6. tie : verb
If two people tie in a competition or game or if they tie with each other, they have the same number of points or the same degree of success.
e.g. Ronan Rafferty had tied with Frank Nobilo.
= draw

1 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。

2 waylaid   

v.拦截，拦路( waylay的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I got waylaid on my way here. 我在来这里的路上遭到了拦路抢劫。
• He was waylaid by thieves. 他在路上被抢了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

4 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

5 rumbling   

n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词

参考例句：

• The earthquake began with a deep [low] rumbling sound. 地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。
• The crane made rumbling sound. 吊车发出隆隆的响声。

6 dealers   

n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者

参考例句：

• There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
• The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。

7 waylay   

v.埋伏，伏击

参考例句：

• She lingered outside the theater to waylay him after the show.她在戏院外面徘徊想在演出之后拦住他说话。
• The trucks are being waylaid by bandits.卡车被强盗拦了下来。

8 waylays   

v.拦截，拦路( waylay的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

9 scorching   

adj. 灼热的

参考例句：

• a scorching, pitiless sun 灼热的骄阳
• a scorching critique of the government's economic policy 对政府经济政策的严厉批评

10 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

11 rumble   

n.隆隆声；吵嚷；v.隆隆响；低沉地说

参考例句：

• I hear the rumble of thunder in the distance.我听到远处雷声隆隆。
• We could tell from the rumble of the thunder that rain was coming.我们根据雷的轰隆声可断定，天要下雨了。

12 rumbles   

隆隆声，辘辘声( rumble的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• If I hear any rumbles I'll let you know. 我要是听到什么风声就告诉你。
• Three blocks away train rumbles by. 三个街区以外，火车隆隆驶过。

13 swollen   

adj.肿大的，水涨的；v.使变大，肿胀

参考例句：

• Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着，她的双腿已经肿了。
• A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她，她的手臂肿起来了。

14 rumbled   

发出隆隆声，发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 )； 轰鸣着缓慢行进； 发现…的真相； 看穿（阴谋）

参考例句：

• The machine rumbled as it started up. 机器轰鸣着发动起来。
• Things rapidly became calm, though beneath the surface the argument rumbled on. 事情迅速平静下来了，然而，在这种平静的表面背后争论如隆隆雷声，持续不断。