美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-08-26
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(八月)
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Bradley Manning, the soldier sentenced to 35 years for sending classified documents to WikiLeaks, now says he wants to live as a woman. Manning issued a statement saying he wants to be known as Chelsea and begin hormone 1 treatment as soon as possible.
In Syria, government forces ? with military offensive a day after activists 2 claimed more than 100 people were killed in a chemical weapons attack. One human rights group counted three air raids within five minutes in the suburb surround Damascus.
President Obama is pushing for a new rating system for colleges. ? will be judged based on their affordability 3 in addition to their academic programs. If approved, the new ranking system would be used in distributing financial aids.
In Kentucky, the state ? ham has sold for a whooping 4 350,000 dollars at auction 5. Charity event is a part of the annual state fair.
1 hormone
n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌
- Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
- This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。
2 activists
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
- 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》
3 affordability
可购性
- Performance-Based Logistics Affordability: Can We Afford Categorical Conversion to Performance-Based Acquisition? 基于性能的后期的可承受性：能否担负得起向基于性能的采办的无条件的转变？
- There would be no crisis of affordability, as't for food or clothing. 就想食物与服装一样，因为供给没有危机。