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美联社新闻一分钟 2007-08-10

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1. Divers1 find two more bodies where a highway bridge collapsed2 in Minneapolis, bringing the death toll3 to seven with six still missing. Investigators4 say design flaws in steel plates holding the bridge together may be to blame for the disaster.

2. Crews drilling toward trapped coal miners in Utah may reach the six men tonight. There has been no communication with the miners since a cave-in on Monday. One hole is for a microphone and camera. A larger hole will bring food and water.

3. A man in Newark, New Jersey5 charged in the slayings of three college students surrenders, but only to the city's mayor. Another suspect, a fifteen-year-old, was caught earlier. Mayor Cory Booker says he had nothing to say to the surrendering suspect.

4. SUV drivers in Europe, beware! Environmental activists6 are targeting the large vehicles, giving them mud baths, putting stickers on windows. They say 4×4s are intimidating7 on the road and damage the climate.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. slay: verb
to kill someone - used especially in newspapers

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1 divers hu9z23     
adj.不同的;种种的
参考例句:
  • He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人,要他们和他作伴。
  • Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作,同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。
2 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句:
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
3 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费;损失,伤亡人数;v.敲(钟)
参考例句:
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
4 investigators e970f9140785518a87fc81641b7c89f7     
n.调查者,审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 jersey Lp5zzo     
n.运动衫
参考例句:
  • He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
  • They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致,都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
6 activists 90fd83cc3f53a40df93866d9c91bcca4     
n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
  • Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 intimidating WqUzKy     
vt.恐吓,威胁( intimidate的现在分词)
参考例句:
  • They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them. 他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
  • This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children. 这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。
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