美联社新闻一分钟 2007-05-16

1. Rev¹. Jerry Falwell has died. He was found unconscious in his office at Liberty University in Virginia. The television evangelist became the face of the religious right in the 1980s. He also founded Liberty and served as its president. Jerry Falwell was 73.

2. Army officials in Iraq say the four U.S. soldiers killed in a weekend ambush² and the three who remain missing were from the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum in New York. The Pentagon says terrorists may have the missing soldiers.

3. Police in Portugal investigating the disappearance³ of a British girl have released a suspect they had questioned. Officials say there wasn't enough evidence to file charges. The 4-year-old disappeared from her hotel. Some notable celebrities⁴ are appealing for help in finding the girl.

4. A bear and her cub⁵ are recovering after being rescued from Florida wildfires. Veterinarians at the University of Florida treated burns on the bear's paws. Her cub was rehydrated and is doing fine. The mother and cub could eventually be returned to the wild.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. evangelist: n-count
An evangelist is a person who travels from place to place in order to try to convert people to Christianity.

2. Fort Drum
Fort Drum is a census-designated place and U.S. Army military reservation in Jefferson County, New York, United States. It is home to the 10th Mountain Division

3. paw: n-count
The paws of an animal such as a cat, dog or bear are its feet, which have claws for gripping things and soft pads for walking on.

1 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。

2 ambush   

n.埋伏(地点)；伏兵；v.埋伏；伏击

参考例句：

• Our soldiers lay in ambush in the jungle for the enemy.我方战士埋伏在丛林中等待敌人。
• Four men led by a sergeant lay in ambush at the crossroads.由一名中士率领的四名士兵埋伏在十字路口。

3 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

4 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

5 cub   

n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人

参考例句：

• The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
• The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。