时间:2018-12-01 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2010(五月)


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1. BP's "Top Kill" operation is underway. The company says it's trying to seal the blown-out oil well in the Gulf 1 of Mexico by pumping heavy mud into it. Company officials say it could be a couple of days before they know whether it's working.


2. After three days of street battles, Jamaican security forces have a tenuous 2 hold on a slum that's the stronghold of an alleged 3 cocaine 4 trafficker wanted in the US. And at least 44 civilians 5 have been killed. The suspect Christopher Coke is still at large.


3. Art Linkletter, a popular TV host in the 1950s and 60s, has died. He was 97 years old. Linkletter was known on TV for his funny interviews with children and ordinary folks.


4. A horde 6 of millions of frogs forced Greek officials to shut down the major highway for several hours. Authorities say the frogs probably left a nearby lake to look for food.

 



1 gulf
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
2 tenuous
adj.细薄的,稀薄的,空洞的
  • He has a rather tenuous grasp of reality.他对现实认识很肤浅。
  • The air ten miles above the earth is very tenuous.距离地面十公里的空气十分稀薄。
3 alleged
a.被指控的,嫌疑的
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
4 cocaine
n.可卡因,古柯碱(用作局部麻醉剂)
  • That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
  • Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。
5 civilians
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后,至少有300名平民下落不明。
6 horde
n.群众,一大群
  • A horde of children ran over the office building.一大群孩子在办公大楼里到处奔跑。
  • Two women were quarrelling on the street,surrounded by horde of people.有两个妇人在街上争吵,被一大群人围住了。
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