时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2018(九)月


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This is AP News Minute.


Supreme 1 Court nominee 2 Brett Kavanaugh faced new questions by democrats 3 Thursday about comments he made regarding the high court's decision on Roe 4 V. Wade 5. A newly disclosed e-mail suggests Kavanaugh once indicated the abortion 6 case was not settled law. Kavanaugh reiterated 7 his previous testimony 8 that "Roe V. Wade is an important precedent 9" of Supreme Court.


A day after an anonymous 10 op-ed appeared in the New York Times, top officials in the Trump 11 administration scrambled 12 to deny being the author. A parade of cabinet-level officials called the writer a disloyal coward acting 13 against the nation's best interests. Vice 14 President Mike Pence calls for the author's resignation.


And finally, American actor Burt Reynolds has died at the age of 82. Reynolds, best-known for his role in "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Deliverance", was living in Florida and had health issues. A cause of death has not been confirmed.



1 supreme
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
2 nominee
n.被提名者;被任命者;被推荐者
  • His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
  • Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
3 democrats
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 roe
n.鱼卵;獐鹿
  • We will serve smoked cod's roe at the dinner.宴会上我们将上一道熏鳕鱼子。
  • I'll scramble some eggs with roe?我用鱼籽炒几个鸡蛋好吗?
5 wade
v.跋涉,涉水;n.跋涉
  • We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
  • We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。
6 abortion
n.流产,堕胎
  • She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
  • A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。
7 reiterated
反复地说,重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )
  • "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯,我一定要知道你的休假日期,"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后,波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。
8 testimony
n.证词;见证,证明
  • The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
  • He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。
9 precedent
n.先例,前例;惯例;adj.在前的,在先的
  • Is there a precedent for what you want me to do?你要我做的事有前例可援吗?
  • This is a wonderful achievement without precedent in Chinese history.这是中国历史上亘古未有的奇绩。
10 anonymous
adj.无名的;匿名的;无特色的
  • Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
  • The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。
11 trump
n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
12 scrambled
v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞
  • Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 acting
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
14 vice
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
学英语单词
a flop
aciculae
aleucocytosis
Altenmarkt an der Alz
ammonation reaction
arhigosis
asphalt storage tank
autotrophic
axial back-pressure turbine
Balabancik
bayamo
benians
binge drank
biosparging
black-houses
cake margarine
can meltdown
carbonaed cooling sea water
castronovo
chaotic configuration
cidariplura gladiata
cluster college
coumaroyl
d-adenocarpine
data reorganization utility
depanneur
deposit tank
designated broker
detectable crack
discrete event system simulation
double core rubber insulated lead sheathed and armored cable
educational specialization
enumeration type definition
eudemonist
existence value
fabric bearing
fenlons
Fianarantsoa
flare stars
flight command indicator
flow riser
fortia
gainand
gas sweetening
genus moloches
halwar
hannah
happy hunting ground s
helical duplex
hydraulic ram tensioner
intellectual
intelligent display unit
inverting connection
iodines
iron iorn carbide system
joining rafts
juice road
Laketon
laxdala
li hing mui
maintainability verification
meanwile
minimax regret criterion
modulated light link
nonexpression
Nova Cruz
opinio juris
osteogenesis imperfecta
P.u. (per unit)
panics
peuceptyelus takaosanus
position finding
power-assisted steering gear
print jack
relative activity of solute B
remorselessness
Rider Haggard
sand blasting
schadens
sculpturally
self-reducing tachometer
soubises
sphenoidal lingula
sphero phorus necrophorus
spinmasters
status inquiries
Stenokalyx
storemen
surprisingnesses
Taurophobie
temperature defect
thin slide
thumping manipulation
twissel
upsweeps
Urubupunga Falls
utriculosaccular canal
videoclip
wars of the grand alliance
wellconnected
yackel
yecch