美联社新闻一分钟 2007-01-25

1. President Bush made energy of big topic in his State of the Union speech last night. Today he's following up. Bush toured an experimental station in Delaware to talk about finding and using alternative energy sources.

2. U.S. officials say four of the five Americans killed yesterday when a chopper went down in a Baghdad neighborhood were shot in the head. The helicopter was owned by a private security firm, Blackwater USA.

3. Mike Nifong, the district attorney in the Duke lacrosse rape¹ trial, faces more trouble. The state bar has added an ethics² charge against Nifong, which could lead to his removal from the state bar. The charge alleges³ that Nifong's office did not turn over DNA⁴ test results to the defense⁵ in a timely manner.

4. Scientists in Japan got to see a rare creature from the deep. The froward shark just showed up on its own in water southwest of Tokyo. Prehistoric⁶ shark is rarely seen alive as it usually lives 4,200 feet deep in the sea. But sometimes the creature surfaced to find warmer waters. The shark died though hours after it was seen.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. state bar: noun
A state bar is the government agency in one of the United States responsible for licensing⁷ attorneys.

2. froward: adj.
Froward means stubbornly contrary and disobedient; obstinate⁸.

3. surface: verb
If someone oe something under water surfaces, they come up to the surface of the water.

1 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

2 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

3 alleges   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。
• Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。

4 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

5 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。

6 prehistoric   

adj.（有记载的）历史以前的，史前的，古老的

参考例句：

• They have found prehistoric remains.他们发现了史前遗迹。
• It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.这儿倒像是在展览古老的电子设备。

7 licensing   

v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• A large part of state regulation consists of occupational licensing. 大部分州的管理涉及行业的特许批准。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• That licensing procedures for projects would move faster. 这样的工程批准程序一定会加快。 来自辞典例句

8 obstinate   

adj.顽固的，倔强的，不易屈服的，较难治愈的

参考例句：

• She's too obstinate to let anyone help her.她太倔强了，不会让任何人帮她的。
• The trader was obstinate in the negotiation.这个商人在谈判中拗强固执。