美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-14

1. Don Imus's wife says the members of Rutgers women's basketball team are unbelievably courageous¹ and beautiful women. Deirdre Imus made the comments a day after her husband was fired for making racist² and sexist remarks about the same women. He also met with the team to discuss what he said.

2. New Jersey's acting³ governor says he hopes John Corzine can reclaim⁴ his post in a few weeks. Corzine broke his leg, a number of ribs⁵, his sternum and cracked a vertebra when his motorcade crashed along the Garden State Parkway yesterday.

3. There were a lot of empty seats today in Iraq's parliament. Few lawmakers showed up a day after a suicide bomber⁶ struck inside the parliament building. An al-Qaeda-led insurgent⁷ group has claimed responsibility.

4. He is apparently⁸ a robber with a conscience. Surveillance video shows that the man who robbed this convenience store stuck around long enough to help the clerk who thought she was suffering a heart attack. He even let her call 911 for help, but fled the scene before authorities arrived.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. reclaim: verb
If you reclaim something that you have lost or that has been taken away from you, you succeed in getting it back.

2. sternum: n-count
Your sternum is the long flat bone which goes from your throat to the bottom of your ribs and to which your ribs are attached. (MEDICAL)
=breastbone

3. vertebra: n-count
Vertebrae are the small circular bones that form the spine⁹ of a human being or animal.

4. convenience store: n-count
A convenience store is a shop which sells mainly food and which is usually opened until late at night.

1 courageous   

adj.勇敢的，有胆量的

参考例句：

• We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
• He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。

2 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 reclaim   

v.要求归还，收回；开垦

参考例句：

• I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
• You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时，必须出示这张票子。

5 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。

6 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

7 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。

8 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

9 spine   

n.脊柱，脊椎；(动植物的)刺；书脊

参考例句：

• He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
• His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。