美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-06

1. The search is still on for a missing man whose wife and children were rescued in a remote section of Oregon yesterday. Officials believe James Kim is still within a 5-mile range of the car that he left on Saturday. The family was last seen together on November 25th.

2. There is one more hurdle¹ to cross for secretary of defense² nominee³ Robert Gates. Gates won approval by a Senate panel today. A full vote is expected tomorrow.

3. Tugboats were helped out by Mother Nature's high tide as the USS Intrepid⁵ was moved from its Manhattan pier⁶ today. The 36,000-ton ship that was stuck in mud was towed to New Jersey⁷ for renovations.

4. Sylvester Stallone is giving the Smithsonian Institution the robe, trunks and gloves that he wore as boxer⁸ Rocky Balboa. The 60-year-old Stallone says he's honored but that he didn't expect to be with a dinosaur⁹ so soon.

WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. tugboat : N-COUNT
A tugboat or tug⁴ is a small powerful boat which pulls large ships, usually when they come into a port.

2. intrepid : ADJ
An intrepid person acts in a brave way.

3. renovate¹⁰ : VERB
If someone renovates¹¹ an old building, they repair and improve it and get it back into good condition.

4. robe N-COUNT
A robe is a loose piece of clothing which covers all of your body and reaches the ground. You can describe someone as wearing a robe or as wearing robes.

1 hurdle   

n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛

参考例句：

• The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
• She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

4 tug   

v.用力拖(或拉)；苦干；n.拖；苦干；拖船

参考例句：

• We need to tug the car round to the front.我们需要把那辆车拉到前面。
• The tug is towing three barges.那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。

5 intrepid   

adj.无畏的，刚毅的

参考例句：

• He is not really satisfied with his intrepid action.他没有真正满意他的无畏行动。
• John's intrepid personality made him a good choice for team leader.约翰勇敢的个性适合作领导工作。

6 pier   

n.码头；桥墩，桥柱；[建]窗间壁，支柱

参考例句：

• The pier of the bridge has been so badly damaged that experts worry it is unable to bear weight.这座桥的桥桩破损厉害，专家担心它已不能负重。
• The ship was making towards the pier.船正驶向码头。

7 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

8 boxer   

n.制箱者，拳击手

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。

9 dinosaur   

n.恐龙

参考例句：

• Are you trying to tell me that David was attacked by a dinosaur?你是想要告诉我大卫被一支恐龙所攻击？
• He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.他凝视著精确的恐龙缩小模型。

10 renovate   

vt.更新，革新，刷新

参考例句：

• The couple spent thousands renovating the house.这对夫妇花了几千元来翻新房子。
• They are going to renovate the old furniture.他们准备将旧家具整修一番。

11 renovates   

翻新，修复，整修( renovate的第三人称单数 )

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