时间:2019-02-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2008年(四)月


英语课

1.The US military says it has helped quell 1 an insurgent 2 uprising in Baghdad's Sadr City. Those militants 3 had been attacking Iraqi soldiers and also hit a crowded marketplace. At least 20 people have been killed in clashes around the region.


 


2.Zimbabwe's opposition 4 leader says he won't accept a recount or run-off in the country's presidential election. Morgan Tsvangirai claims he beat President Robert Mugabe at the polls earlier this month.


 


3.Some are calling it the end of a Hollywood era. Friends and family are remembering Charlton Heston. He died last night at his home in Beverly Hills, California, his wife at his side. Heston was 84.


 



v.压制,平息,减轻
  • Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.士兵们被派去平息骚乱。
  • The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。
adj.叛乱的,起事的;n.叛乱分子
  • Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说,他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
  • The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来,反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此,巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
n.反对,敌对
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。