时间:2018-12-01 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2010(一月)


英语课

In Haiti, a powerful aftershock sent Haitians into the streets , cracking roads and adding to the nation’s trauma 1.

The magnitude-5.9 jolt 2 matched the strongest of the aftershocks that came after the huge quake that devastated 3 the capital Port-au-Prince.


The republican, taking over for the late Edward Kennedy's Senate seat,says he is heading to Washington soon. Scott Brown gives the GOP the 41st vote they need to sustian a filibuster 4, potentially blocking the president’s health care.


The so-called White House “Gate Crashers” take the Fifth, with officials wanting to know how this couple made though security into a state dinner. But the Salahis are not talking to a congressional committee, involking their right against self-incrimination.


A California man was all set open his new strip club. Now he has some cleaning-up to do. A 150 ponds goat smashed its way into the club and the incident was all recorded on tape

 


 



1 trauma
n.外伤,精神创伤
  • Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
  • The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。
2 jolt
v.(使)摇动,(使)震动,(使)颠簸
  • We were worried that one tiny jolt could worsen her injuries.我们担心稍微颠簸一下就可能会使她的伤势恶化。
  • They were working frantically in the fear that an aftershock would jolt the house again.他们拼命地干着,担心余震可能会使房子再次受到震动。
3 devastated
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词);摧毁;毁灭;在感情上(精神上、财务上等)压垮adj.毁坏的;极为震惊的
  • The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
  • His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
4 filibuster
n.妨碍议事,阻挠;v.阻挠
  • A senator dragged the subject in as a filibuster.一个参议员硬把这个题目拉扯进来,作为一种阻碍议事的手法。
  • The democrats organized a filibuster in the senate.民主党党员在参议院上组织了阻挠议事。
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