时间:2019-01-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2008年(一)月


英语课

1. New England's first major winter storm of 2008 snarled 1 the Monday morning commute 2 with heavy snow and closed hundreds of schools. Many flights were cancelled at airports in Boston and Portland, Maine.


2. A Taliban spokesman claims responsibility for an explosion and several rounds of gunfire at a luxury hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan. An American citizen inside the hotel says she believes at least one person was killed and three injured. The hotel is often used by foreigners.


3. A Minnesota meat packer is recalling about 188,000 pounds of beef that may be contaminated with E.coli. The meat was produced October 30th and November 6th then sold nationwide, but only to restaurants and food service institutions.


4. President Bush is on his first visit to Saudi Arabia. He delivered a major arms sale to the oil-rich kingdom and ally which borders Iran. Talks with King Abdullah are expected to cover peace between Israelis and Palestinians and democracy in the Middle East.



v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的过去式和过去分词 );咆哮着说,厉声地说
  • The dog snarled at us. 狗朝我们低声吼叫。
  • As I advanced towards the dog, It'snarled and struck at me. 我朝那条狗走去时,它狂吠着向我扑来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
vi.乘车上下班;vt.减(刑);折合;n.上下班交通
  • I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。
  • Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。