美联社新闻一分钟 2007-05-24

1. U.S. military officials have still not confirmed whether a body found in the Euphrates River is that of one of three American soldiers abducted¹ about two weeks ago. Iraqi police say the male victim appeared to be wearing an American military uniform.

2. The former White House liaison² for the Justice Department is denying that she played a major role in the firings of U.S. attorneys last year. Monica Goodling testified before the House Judiciary Committee and blamed Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty for misleading Congress.

3. A federal judge sentenced the former secretary for Coca-Cola to 8 years in prison for conspiring³ to steal trade secrets from the world's largest beverage⁴ maker⁵. 42-year-old Joya Williams was convicted earlier this year of trying to sell Coke's secrets to rival Pepsi.

4. A 10-year-old orangutan went on a rampage in southern Taiwan after breaking out of its cage at a tourist park. After two hours of destruction, the ape was finally tranquilized.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. liaison: n-uncount
If someone acts as liaison between two or more groups, their job is to encourage co-operation and the exchange of information between those groups.

2. orangutan: n-count
An orangutan is an ape with long reddish hair that comes from Borneo and Sumatra.

3. tranquilize: verb
To tranquilize a person or animal means to make them become calm, sleepy or unconscious by means of a drug.

1 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

2 liaison   

n.联系，（未婚男女间的）暖昧关系，私通

参考例句：

• She acts as a liaison between patients and staff.她在病人与医护人员间充当沟通的桥梁。
• She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities.她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。

3 conspiring   

密谋( conspire的现在分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致

参考例句：

• They were accused of conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。
• John Brown and his associates were tried for conspiring to overthrow the slave states. 约翰·布朗和他的合伙者们由于密谋推翻实行奴隶制度的美国各州而被审讯。

4 beverage   

n.(水，酒等之外的)饮料

参考例句：

• The beverage is often colored with caramel.这种饮料常用焦糖染色。
• Beer is a beverage of the remotest time.啤酒是一种最古老的饮料。

5 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。