美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-10-12-英语课

时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007

英语课

1.By tomorrow, Cleveland's mayor should have a plan on whether more security is needed at a school where a student shot and wounded four people before killing 1 himself. Also expected in the plan: how the school identifies potential problems among students.

2.Drugmakers are voluntarily pulling cold medicine for young kids off the shelves after reports of deaths linked to the remedies, most from accidental overdoses. The withdrawal 2 is targeting medicine for children under the age of two.

3.A police officer punched a 15-year-old girl then used pepper spray to subdue 3 her. A patrol car dashboard camera caught the incident on tape. Activists 4 say it's a case of excessive force. The police department is investigating.

4.Meet Mali, a new member of the San Diego Zoo. This pygmy chimp 5 almost didn’t make it with zoo vets 6 worried about her mother during the birthing process. But Mali is making a comeback, eating and gaining weight.

1 killing

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

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。

2 withdrawal

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

3 subdue

vt.制服，使顺从，征服；抑制，克制

She tried to subdue her anger.她尽力压制自己的怒火。
He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.他强迫自己克制并战胜恐惧心理。

4 activists

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

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》

5 chimp

n.黑猩猩

In fact,the color of gorilla and chimp are light-color.其实大猩猩和黑猩猩的肤色是较为浅的。
The chimp is the champ.猩猩是冠军。

6 vets

abbr.veterans （复数）老手，退伍军人；veterinaries （复数）兽医n.兽医( vet的名词复数 )；老兵；退伍军人；兽医诊所v.审查（某人过去的记录、资格等）( vet的第三人称单数 )；调查；检查；诊疗