美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-10

1. Tens of thousands of people wrapped themselves in Iraqi flags and marched peacefully to mark the 4th anniversary of the fall of Baghdad. The government stepped up security in the capital, banning all vehicles for 24 hours.

2. Some of the freed British sailors and marines are selling their stories about their captivity¹ in Iran. The only woman among them, Faye Turney, says her videotape confessions² were false. The Britons aren't saying how much they were paid for the interviews.

3. Radio host Don Imus is again apologizing for racially charged comments he made about the Rutgers women's basketball team. Imus will appear on Rev³. Al Sharpton's radio show today. Sharpton says he wants Imus to be fired.

4. The White House lawn filled with children today for a longstanding tradition, the Easter Egg Roll. First Lady Laura Bush hosted the event, but the president couldn't make it. The annual Roll dates back to 1878.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. wrap: verb
When you wrap something such as a piece of paper or cloth around a thing, you put it around it.

2. Easter Egg Roll
Egg Rolling, or an Easter Egg Roll is a traditional game with Easter eggs. Different nations have different versions of the game, usually done with colored eggs.
In the United States, the Easter Egg Roll has become a much-loved annual event on the White House lawn for children and their parents. The Egg Roll itself is a race, where children run in parallel lanes, pushing an egg through the grass with a long-handled spoon. Surrounding events, such as appearances by White House personalities⁴ in Easter Bunny costumes, speeches and book-reading by Cabinet secretaries, and exhibits of artistically-decorated eggs, make the day into a bigger festival.

1 captivity   

n.囚禁；被俘；束缚

参考例句：

• A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
• He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。

2 confessions   

n.承认( confession的名词复数 )；自首；声明；（向神父的）忏悔

参考例句：

• It is strictly forbidden to obtain confessions and to give them credence. 严禁逼供信。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions. 既不诱供也不逼供。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 rev   

v.发动机旋转，加快速度

参考例句：

• It's his job to rev up the audience before the show starts.他要负责在表演开始前鼓动观众的热情。
• Don't rev the engine so hard.别让发动机转得太快。

4 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。