美联社新闻一分钟 2005-12-11
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1. Four US soldiers are killed in separate attacks in the Baghdad area amid kidnappers 1' deadline for four Christian 2 peace activists 3 held hostage.
2. Federal investigators 4 prepare to interview the pilots of the jet slid off the runway at Chicago's Midway Airport , killing 5 a six-year-old boy.
3. Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, chief UN nuclear inspector 6 ElBaradei warns of terrorists who want to get their hands on atomic weapons.
4. More than 150 nations agree to future talks on reducing greenhouse gases after the year 2012 - talks will exclude an unwilling 7 US.
5. And Miss Iceland is the new Miss World. The 21-year-old contest winner is a part-time police officer who wants to become a lawyer.
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greenhouse gas
greenhouse gas greenhouse gases
Greenhouse gases are the gases which are responsible for causing the greenhouse effect. The main greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide.
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- They were freed yesterday by their kidnappers unharmed. 他们昨天被绑架者释放了，没有受到伤害。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The kidnappers had threatened to behead all four unless their jailed comrades were released. 帮匪们曾经威胁说如果印度方面不释放他们的同伙，他们就要将这四名人质全部斩首。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
- The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。