时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2018(八)月


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This is AP News Minute.


President Trump 1 claims he let White House counsel Don Mcgahn testify to Robert Mueller's investigators 2 and has nothing to hide. The New York Times reported that Mcgahn has cooperated extensively with the Russia investigation 3.


Shots were fired at a security booth outside the US embassy in Ankara, Turkey on Monday. US officials say nobody was hurt. Reports say the shots were fired from a moving white car.


A number of strong earthquakes struck Indonesia on Sunday, killing 4 at least a dozen people. The quakes hit the same region where a powerful earthquake killed hundreds earlier this month.


And about two million Muslims in Saudi Arabia for the hajj gathered in the valley of Mount Arafat. Muslims believed the ritual gives them their best chance to cleanse 5 sins and get a new start.



1 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。
2 investigators
n.调查者,审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 investigation
n.调查,调查研究
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
4 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。
5 cleanse
vt.使清洁,使纯洁,清洗
  • Health experts are trying to cleanse the air in cities. 卫生专家们正设法净化城市里的空气。
  • Fresh fruit juices can also cleanse your body and reduce dark circles.新鲜果汁同样可以清洁你的身体,并对黑眼圈同样有抑制作用。
学英语单词
alberges
apparent superluminal motion
At Ta'mīm, Liwā'
avicine
be noted as
Bermeio, I.
bows down to
broken wave
chances are (that...)
compact technique
conjugate deviation
cradle snatchers
criniere
deep-sea coral
deep-suction share
dependency (group)
Diafurone
discrepance
dog house
dustfree
economically sound
educational channel
epinodosin
esthwaite
fixed point decimal
fleet servicing
Gabriel Daniel
gametrainer
hatefucked
hexakisphosphates
Hinatuan Pass.
hollow jet needle valve
howsoever
Ichenheim
Imhoff tank
immunity resistant
intelligent information management
jacksonite
Kuwaiti monetary unit
lauristons
leather bag
legal delay time
LOBAL
low-intensity radiation
mast-head light
medusas
memaws
mixed phenolalkyd resin
moeketsis
moghania strobilifera (l.) j. st.hil. ex jacks.
moment of sequence
money of exchange
mp-tvs
natural organic substance
niemi
nitroalkenes
normative ethics
nucleogenisis
ovarian follicular Fluid
parenchymatous syphilis
patch of grey
pay good money for
phase change switch
positional response of carbon microphone
Pouzolzia sanguinea
pygahrix roxellance
rank of tensor
reivers
renesting
rtcip
saint-germain-en-laye
samdwich
scrawnier
sea-unicorn
shadow photometer
shafting
shean
simulators
simultaneous flooding
slight negligence
sonar navigation
source transformation
spacing chart
spineless dogfish
sport suit
ST_technology_telephone-equipment
stegana (steganina) nigrithorax
Steinbach am Wald
straight link
stratified medium
strike a raw nerve
toad spittle
tyndallization
utuado
victualing house
visual demonstration
waterproofing mortar
weak roof
Weisskirchen
Welding Monitor
yabba-dabba-doo
Zolicef