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1. After years in captivity1 Colombia's military says it has rescued 15 hostages, among them former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three US military contractors2. They were kidnapped in 2002.

2. Police are looking into whether drugs fueled a killing3 rampage in Illinois and Missouri. Nicholas Sheley was arrested yesterday. He's suspected of killing eight people from a toddler to a 93-year-old all by what police are calling "blunt force trauma4" to the head.

3. Three people are dead and another 45 wounded after a Palestinian man plowed5 an enormous construction vehicle through a busy Jerusalem street. He was later shot dead by security officers.

4. Some call it the fairway, others call it the carpet. It's green algae6 that covers a third of the sea off the city of Qingdao where Olympic teams are training. But officials promised that all 19 square miles of the competition area will be cleared by the start of the games.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.captivity [uncountable]n.

when a person or animal is kept in a prison, cage etc and not allowed to go where they want

2.fuel[transitive]v.

to make something, especially something bad, increase or become stronger

3.rampage n.

a course of violent, riotous7, or reckless action or behavior

4.toddler [countable]n.

a very young child who is just learning to walk


5.blunt force trauma

What is blunt force trauma?
Blunt force trauma is kind of an umbrella term. It is non-specific but sufficient enough to put on a death certificate. However, it can take many forms. Blunt force trauma is caused by a blunt object striking some part of the body. The blunt object may be a bat, wrench8, hammer, floor, dashboard, etc. The typical signs of blunt force trauma include lacerated major blood vessels9 or aorta10, lacerated or crushed organs, hematoma, crushed or severed11 spinal12 cord or fractures of the skull13. Any one of these injuries is sufficient to cause death.

While automobile14 accidents and accidental falls represent the greatest causes of blunt force trauma, this type of injury is also present in a wide variety of homicide cases when gunshot wound is not the cause of death. Most homicides involving blunt force trauma result from the victim being struck in the head or neck with an object such as a hammer, fireplace poker15, flower vase, etc. In these cases the bones of the skull or neck are fractured in one or more places by the velocity16 of the blow. Blunt force trauma can also occur if the victim has been severely17 beaten with an object or with fists. In these cases the injuries are generally to internal organs like the kidneys, liver, spleen, etc.

6.fairway[countable]n.

the part of a golf course that you hit the ball along towards the hole

7.algae [uncountable]n.

a very simple plant without stems or leaves that grows in or near water



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1 captivity qrJzv     
n.囚禁；被俘；束缚
参考例句：
  • A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
  • He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。
2 contractors afd5c0fd2ee43e4ecee8159c7a7c63e4     
n.（建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
4 trauma TJIzJ     
n.外伤，精神创伤
参考例句：
  • Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
  • The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。
5 plowed 2de363079730210858ae5f5b15e702cf     
v.耕( plow的过去式和过去分词 )；犁耕；费力穿过
参考例句：
  • They plowed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland. 他们犁了将近10万英亩未开垦的高沼地。 来自辞典例句
  • He plowed the land and then sowed the seeds. 他先翻土，然后播种。 来自辞典例句
6 algae tK6yW     
n.水藻，海藻
参考例句：
  • Most algae live in water.多数藻类生长在水中。
  • Algae grow and spread quickly in the lake.湖中水藻滋蔓。
7 riotous ChGyr     
adj.骚乱的；狂欢的
参考例句：
  • Summer is in riotous profusion.盛夏的大地热闹纷繁。
  • We spent a riotous night at Christmas.我们度过了一个狂欢之夜。
8 wrench FMvzF     
v.猛拧；挣脱；使扭伤；n.扳手；痛苦，难受
参考例句：
  • He gave a wrench to his ankle when he jumped down.他跳下去的时候扭伤了足踝。
  • It was a wrench to leave the old home.离开这个老家非常痛苦。
9 vessels fc9307c2593b522954eadb3ee6c57480     
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人
参考例句：
  • The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
10 aorta 5w8zV     
n.主动脉
参考例句：
  • The abdominal aorta is normally smaller than the thoracic aorta.腹主动脉一般比胸主动脉小。
  • Put down that jelly doughnut and look carefully at this aorta.放下手头上的东西，认真观察这张大动脉图片。
11 severed 832a75b146a8d9eacac9030fd16c0222     
v.切断，断绝( sever的过去式和过去分词 )；断，裂
参考例句：
  • The doctor said I'd severed a vessel in my leg. 医生说我割断了腿上的一根血管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • We have severed diplomatic relations with that country. 我们与那个国家断绝了外交关系。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 spinal KFczS     
adj.针的，尖刺的，尖刺状突起的；adj.脊骨的，脊髓的
参考例句：
  • After three days in Japan,the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.在日本三天，就已经使脊椎骨变得富有弹性了。
  • Your spinal column is made up of 24 movable vertebrae.你的脊柱由24个活动的脊椎骨构成。
13 skull CETyO     
n.头骨；颅骨
参考例句：
  • The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
  • He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。
14 automobile rP1yv     
n.汽车，机动车
参考例句：
  • He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
  • The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。
15 poker ilozCG     
n.扑克；vt.烙制
参考例句：
  • He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
  • I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。
16 velocity rLYzx     
n.速度，速率
参考例句：
  • Einstein's theory links energy with mass and velocity of light.爱因斯坦的理论把能量同质量和光速联系起来。
  • The velocity of light is about 300000 kilometres per second.光速约为每秒300000公里。
17 severely SiCzmk     
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

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