美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-11-23
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. President Bush says it's the least he can do this Thanksgiving Day: calling members of the armed forces overseas. The White House says Bush called troops stationed in remote locations worldwide to wish them a happy holiday and thank them for their service.
2. Iran is expecting the UN Security Council to close the file on the country's nuclear activities after its investigation 1 into past atomic programs wraps up. An Iranian diplomat 2 says there will be no "legal and technological 3 justification 4" for continued Security Council involvement after the probe.
3. The father of missing American teenager Natalee Holloway will re-launch a search for her body in waters off Aruba. His announcement comes after police rearrested three suspects in her 2005 disappearance 5.
4. A plague of starlings in Tamworth Australia has driven desperate locals to try an unusual scare tactic 6. Council workers have unpacked 7 a hundred rubber snakes and strapped 8 them in strategic locations on trees in hopes of scaring the birds away.
2. Iran is expecting the UN Security Council to close the file on the country's nuclear activities after its investigation 1 into past atomic programs wraps up. An Iranian diplomat 2 says there will be no "legal and technological 3 justification 4" for continued Security Council involvement after the probe.
3. The father of missing American teenager Natalee Holloway will re-launch a search for her body in waters off Aruba. His announcement comes after police rearrested three suspects in her 2005 disappearance 5.
4. A plague of starlings in Tamworth Australia has driven desperate locals to try an unusual scare tactic 6. Council workers have unpacked 7 a hundred rubber snakes and strapped 8 them in strategic locations on trees in hopes of scaring the birds away.
n.调查，调查研究
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人
- The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
- He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
adj.技术的；工艺的
- A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
- Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。
n.正当的理由；辩解的理由
- There's no justification for dividing the company into smaller units. 没有理由把公司划分成小单位。
- In the young there is a justification for this feeling. 在年轻人中有这种感觉是有理由的。
n.消失，消散，失踪
- He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
- Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。
n.战略，策略；adj.战术的，有策略的
- Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。
- She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。
v.从（包裹等）中取出（所装的东西），打开行李取出( unpack的过去式和过去分词 )；拆包；解除…的负担；吐露（心事等）
- I unpacked my bags as soon as I arrived. 我一到达就打开行李，整理衣物。
- Our guide unpacked a picnic of ham sandwiches and offered us tea. 我们的导游打开装着火腿三明治的野餐盒，并给我们倒了些茶水。 来自辞典例句