美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-27
时间:2018-12-01 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2013(十二月)
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Residents of norhtern New England and the Upper Midwest could be plagued by power outages well into the week after ice and snow struck both areas over the weekend.
A top U.N. official says there are still sporadic 1 clashes in Bor, South Sudan where U.S. military aircraft came under fire while evacuating 2 Americans on Saturday. Several thousands foreign nationals remain there.
Former New England Patriot 3 Aaron Hernandez is due in court on Monday as he faces murder charges. The defense 4 is accusing prosecutors 5 of violating a gag order and jeopardizing 6 Hernandez's right to a fair trial.
And Feliz Navidad! Richard Reyes is taking on the character of Pancho Claus and bringing holiday cheers to Hispanic kids in Texas. He's been doing it for decades.
1 sporadic
adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular;分散的
- The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
- You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚,而我听到的只是零星消息。
2 evacuating
撤离,疏散( evacuate的现在分词 ); 排空(胃肠),排泄(粪便); (从危险的地方)撤出,搬出,撤空
- The solution is degassed by alternately freezing, evacuating and thawing. 通过交替的冻结、抽空和溶化来使溶液除气。
- Are we evacuating these potential targets? 能够在这些目标地域内进行疏散吗?
3 patriot
n.爱国者,爱国主义者
- He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
- He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。
4 defense
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
5 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 ); 告发人; 起诉人; 公诉人
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方,检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
6 jeopardizing
危及,损害( jeopardize的现在分词 )
- Plans may also become inefficient in the attainment of objectives by jeopardizing group satisfactions. 用危及群体利益方法去达到目标的计划,也是无效率的。
- That boosted government revenues in the short term, but is now jeopardizing them. Morales将天然气工业,电信业和部分采矿业收归国有的举措吓跑了投资者们。