AP 2011-03-23
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(三月)
1. Libya's opposition 1 says troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi are bombarding Misrata, the only city in western Libya not under Gadhafi's control. The artillery 2 and tank fire comes despite a barrage 3 of missiles and air strikes from U.S. and European forces aimed at taking out Gadhafi's air defenses and other military targets.
2. In Rio de Janeiro, President Barack Obama praised Brazil's transition from dictatorship to democracy as a model for the Arab world. Without specifically mentioning the military action in Libya, the president drew a connection to the events there and throughout the Middle East.
3. Japan's Health Ministry 4 has advised a village near a crippled nuclear plant not to drink tap water due to elevated levels of radioactive iodine 5. Meanwhile, two units of the plant have cooled down enough to be declared under control.
4. Britain's Prince William wrapped up a trip to New Zealand and Australia by meeting with survivors 6 of deadly flash floods. William's visit, which comes as anticipation 7 builds around his wedding next month, has been relatively 8 low key.
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
- The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。
- The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.进攻在炮火的掩护下开始了。
- The fierce artillery barrage destroyed the most part of the city in a few minutes.猛烈的炮火几分钟内便毁灭了这座城市的大部分地区。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- The doctor painted iodine on the cut.医生在伤口上涂点碘酒。
- Iodine tends to localize in the thyroid.碘容易集于甲状腺。
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
- We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
- The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。
- The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
- The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。