美联社新闻一分钟 2007-05-26

1. Millions of Americans on the go this Memorial Day weekend are taking a hit at the gas pumps. Gas prices are above the 3.20 level. However, experts say so far the prices aren't preventing a majority of Americans from traveling.

2. School children have been evacuated¹ from this Phoenix² school after a body was found in an air conditioning duct above the cafeteria. The body was found after officials noticed a foul³ smell in the building.

3. A Beijing-bound United Airlines 747 is safely on the ground after an apparent engine problem prompted the crew to return to Dulles. Officials say flames reportedly were coming from one of the engines after takeoff.

4. Those wanting to get a glimpse of Rosie O'Donnell shouldn't look for her on "The View." ABC says the outspoken⁴ co-host will not come back for her final few weeks on the daytime talk show, following her angry confrontation⁵ with co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck earlier in the week.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. duct: n-count
A duct is a pipe, tube, or channel which carries a liquid or gas.

2. outspoken: adj.
Someone who is outspoken gives their opinions about things openly and honestly, even if they are likely to shock or offend people.

1 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

2 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

3 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

4 outspoken   

adj.直言无讳的，坦率的，坦白无隐的

参考例句：

• He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。
• She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。

5 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。