时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2010(十二月)


英语课

1. The Senate has cleared the way for gays to serve openly in the military. A bill to repeal 1 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was approved today in what is being seen as a landmark 2 vote for gay rights. However, it could take up to a year to implement 3 the law.


 


2. A planned military drill that has raised tensions between North and South Korea has been postponed 4 because of bad weather. South Korea is now expected to stage the military drills Monday or Tuesday. North Korea has threatened action if it does.


 


3. American Amanda Knox has scored a victory in her effort to overturn her murder conviction in Italy. The court there says it will allow independent review of crucial DNA 5 evidence. Knox was convicted last year of killing 6 her roommate.


 


4. Kate Middleton has made her first public appearance since announcing her engagement to Prince William. Both attended a cancer charity fundraiser Saturday night in London.



1 repeal
n.废止,撤消;v.废止,撤消
  • He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
  • He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由,赞成废除该法令。
2 landmark
n.陆标,划时代的事,地界标
  • The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
  • The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。
3 implement
n.(pl.)工具,器具;vt.实行,实施,执行
  • Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划,除非你能完成这项计划。
  • The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。
4 postponed
vt.& vi.延期,缓办,(使)延迟vt.把…放在次要地位;[语]把…放在后面(或句尾)vi.(疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发)
  • The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
  • The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。
5 DNA
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
  • DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
  • Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。
6 killing
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
  • 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。
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Abutilon striatum
acrylic acid resin
affiliate program
air cleaner gausze
Alampur
Arteria gastroduodenalis
Articulationes intermatacarpales
be sweet
Bessan
bilamellar
bounded group
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
calloplophora albopicta
Castilla
chaiwalla
charge motor
coaxial inner conductor
conic four bar linkage
continuons-form cards
critical creep rate
cruciform core
crystal grading
dermatopathologist
division into annual coupes
double cyclone(separator)
drotts
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edge jump
enthalpy of vaporization
epidemic erythema
fighting games
fine scratch
foamy organ
foot engine
fovea centraliss
frohawk
functional tiaining
gapper
gender-based
Great Mother of the Gods
hectometer-hour
helicopter-landing
ILEC
independent control
indiscreetness
joint transformation
jolting
kinetics of fast enzyme reaction
limiscala taiwanica
ljubojevic
lockname
lustrum
lymphcorpuscles
lyre of David
metabolic hormone
Meyerbeer, Giacomo
miralles
Moreschi's phenomenon
most-favored nation
National governments
neidium affine
neyman-pearson fundamental lemma
nicotin
not above
odapipam
olefin series
ormosia hainanensis gagnep.
outdoor critical air temperature for heating
partition method
plutonium(iv) hydroxide
Popoh, Tk.
potato elevator digger
powdered food
precision running fit
provid ed
pseudomonas tomato (okabe) alstatt
radio location
rag cutter with disc knives
RAW file
rectilinear solution
Regeneration-period
resubdues
rocker-arm push-rod
rsres
segamental syndrome
shorers
SI transaction
silver-fir (abies pectinata dc.)
spiritual bouquets
subclass Infusoria
subcultured
suction drainage
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switching room
tapered cross-section
tax receipt
the privy purse
thermometer with brass case
two-winged fly
underprized
vitamin pill
zeolum