美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-30
时间:2018-12-01 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2013(十二月)
英语课
1. Thousands residents gathered in the Egyptian city of Mansoura Tuesday, to mourn the victims of a deadly bombing in the police headquarter. At least 13 people were killed and dozens more injured in the attack , that the government has blamed on Islamic militants 1.
2. 2 American Astronauts took their second space walk in 4 days, to make final critical repairs to the international space station's cooling system. Astronaut Mike Hopkins said it felt like he was opening a presence on Christmas morning, as they successfully installed a new pump module 2.
3. Back on earth, the day before Christmas was looking a lot like today after Christmas as stores attempted to lure 3 in last minute's shoppers, with special deals and discounts, on the heels of what analysts 4 say has been a disappointing season.
4. And "Bah, humbug 5!". Police say a man dressed as Santa Claus was shot in the back with pellet gun at a toy giveaway in the nation's capital. He was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injury.
1 militants
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来,反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此,巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
2 module
n.组件,模块,模件;(航天器的)舱
- The centre module displays traffic guidance information.中央模块显示交通引导信息。
- Two large tanks in the service module held liquid oxygen.服务舱的两个大气瓶中装有液态氧。
3 lure
n.吸引人的东西,诱惑物;vt.引诱,吸引
- Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
- He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。