时间:2018-12-01 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2017(十)月


英语课

This is AP News Minute.


这里是美联社一分钟新闻。


Secretary of Defense 1 James Mattis says the threat of a nuclear missile 2 attack by Pyongyang is accelerating 3, adding the US will never accept a nuclear North Korea. He made the comments as he met with officials in Seoul.


国防部长马蒂斯(James Mattis)表示,平壤核弹威胁不断加剧,美国永远不会接受有核武器装备的朝鲜。他在首尔与官员会晤时发表了该评论。


One person is dead, several others were injured when an SUV crossed the center line of a highway and struck a bus carrying a high school football team following a game in Southern Pennsylvania. Local station WHP reports the motorist driving the SUV was killed. Two coaches and the bus driver were treated at the hospital and released 4.


在宾夕法尼亚南部,一辆SUV穿过高速公路中心线,撞上一辆搭载着参加完比赛的高中足球队的巴士,造成一人死亡,多人受伤。当地电视台WHP报道称,驾驶SUV的司机死亡。两名教练和巴士司机在医院接受了治疗,已经出院。


More than 20 people are dead, some 30 others have been wounded in a suicide 5 car bomb attack outside a hotel in Mogadishu, Somolia. The Al-Shabab extremist group has claimed responsibility for the attack.


索马里摩加迪沙城外一个酒店发生自杀式汽车爆炸事件,造成20多人死亡,大约30人受伤。青年党激进组织宣称对袭击负责。


The 2020 Summer Olympic Games are almost three years away, but that's not stopping Japan from getting excited about playing host to the games in Tokyo. Saturday, it unveiled a countdown clock marking 1000 days until the games began.


距离2020年夏季奥运会还有近三年的时间,但是这没有阻止日本人为了举办东京奥运会而群情激动。周六,日本倒计时钟揭幕,距离奥运会倒计时1000天。


Ned Barker, Associated Press with AP News Minute.


Ned Barker为您报道美联社一分钟新闻。



1 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。
2 missile
n.导弹,投射物
  • The missile curved gracefully towards its target.导弹呈优美的曲线状飞向目标。
  • We got a fix on the missile launching site.我们确定了导弹发射场的位置。
3 accelerating
adj.加速的
  • To add to the befuddlement, the expansion of the universe now seems to be accelerating, a process with truly mind-stretching consequences. 更叫人迷糊的是,现今宇宙的膨胀似乎正在加速之中,这真是让人连脑子也一起跟着膨胀。
  • The accelerating inflation was cause for great concern. 加速的通货膨胀引起人们强烈关注。
4 released
v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 );放开;发布;发行
  • He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
  • With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他,这倒容易。
5 suicide
n.自杀,自毁,自杀性行为
  • The number of suicide has increased.自杀案件的数量增加了。
  • The death was adjudged a suicide by sleeping pills.该死亡事件被判定为服用安眠药自杀。