美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-12
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
1. All charges are dropped against three former Duke University lacrosse players, accused of sexually assaulting a stripper at a party. The top prosecutor 3 in North Carolina concludes no attack occurred. And the players were victims of an overreaching district attorney.
2. Potential presidential candidate, Fred Thompson, says he's been diagnosed with a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of cancer. The diagnosis 4 came nearly three years ago. He is in remission and has no illness or symptoms. Thompson served in the Senate and also acts.
3. Thousands remembered legendary 5 football coach Eddie Robinson of Grambling State University. The coach won more than 400 games and sent many players to the pros 2. His funeral drew politicians and former players, all swapping 6 memories of the coaching giant.
4. In the Midwest, so much for spring. Residents face another bout 7 with winter with snow canceling classes in Minnesota and stranding 8 travellers elsewhere. Snow swirled 9 and waves crashed along the lakeshore in Chicago. In Wisconsin, ten inches of snow could fall.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. remission: n-uncount
If someone who has had a serious disease such as cancer is in remission or if the disease is in remission, the disease has been controlled so that they are not as ill as they were.
2. pro 1: n-count
A pro is a professional. (INFORMAL)
3. bout: n-count
Bout means fight or struggle.
- The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
- Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？
- The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
- The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
- His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。
- Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
- Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。
- The slow swapping and buying of horses went on. 马匹的买卖和交换就是这样慢慢地进行着。
- He was quite keen on swapping books with friends. 他非常热衷于和朋友们交换书籍。
- I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
- That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。
- The airport had to be closed, stranding tourists. 机场被迫关闭，造成游客滞留。 来自辞典例句
- The stream of history had changed course away from him, stranding him in failure. 历史潮流已经改变方向，与他背道而驰，使他陷于失败之中。 来自辞典例句