美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-1-19
时间：2018-12-01 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2016(一)月
英语课
1. The As-Yet unknown holders 1 of 3 winning tickets will split a huge 1.6 billion dollars Powerball Jackpot. But they aren't the only big winners. Lottery 2 officials say last night's drawing also produced the eight $2 million winners, and 73 $1 million dollar winners nationwide.
2. Attackers set off a suicide bomb and exchanged gun fire outside a Starbucks Cafe in Indonesia's capital in a brazen 3 assault Thursday. Backers of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility. 5 attackers and 2 bystanders, a Canadian and Indonesian died in the attack.
3. David Bowie's family says it is planning a private funeral for the late Rock Music icon 4. Bowie died Sunday at the age of 69 after battling cancer for 18 months.
4. Oscar nominations 5 were announced Saturday. Leading the way is "The Revenant", with 12 nods, including best picture. There are 10 nominations for "Mad Max, fury road", and 7 for "The Martian". But none for that film's director Ridley Scott.
1 holders
支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物
- Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
- It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。
2 lottery
n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事
- He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
- They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。
3 brazen
adj.厚脸皮的，无耻的，坚硬的
- The brazen woman laughed loudly at the judge who sentenced her.那无耻的女子冲着给她判刑的法官高声大笑。
- Some people prefer to brazen a thing out rather than admit defeat.有的人不愿承认失败，而是宁肯厚着脸皮干下去。
4 icon
n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像
- They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
- Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。
5 nominations
n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )
- Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句