AP 2011-07-06
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(七月)
英语课
1. Lawyers gave their closing arguments in the Casey Anthony trial in an unusual Sunday court session. Anthony's attorney ridiculed 1 the prosecution's forensic 2 evidence as a fantasy. Prosecutors 3 say 25-year-old Casey Anthony suffocated 4 her daughter Caylee with duct tape.
2. Teams of federal and state workers are fanning out along Montana's Yellowstone River to gauge 5 the environmental damage from a ruptured 6 oil pipeline 7. An estimated 42,000 gallons spilled before the flow of oil was stopped.
3. A two-year-old Chinese girl left unattended fell ten stories from her family's apartment window. State media say she survived after being caught by a woman passing by. The toddler was in critical condition Sunday.
4. Prince William and Kate faced more protests by French-speaking separatists after arriving in Quebec City. The newlyweds are on the fourth day of a nine-day trip to Canada. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge encountered small but vocal 8 protests in Montreal, after being cheered by tens of thousands the previous day in Ottawa.
v.嘲笑，嘲弄，奚落( ridicule的过去式和过去分词 )
- Biosphere 2 was ultimately ridiculed as a research debade, as exfravagant pseudoscience. 生物圈2号最终被讥讽为科研上的大失败，代价是昂贵的伪科学。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She ridiculed his insatiable greed. 她嘲笑他的贪得无厌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.法庭的，雄辩的
- The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
- The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
（使某人）窒息而死( suffocate的过去式和过去分词 )； （将某人）闷死； 让人感觉闷热； 憋气
- Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars. 许多狗在热烘烘的汽车里给闷死了。
- I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift. 呼吸器上的管子脱落时，我差点给憋死。
v.精确计量；估计；n.标准度量；计量器
- Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？
- It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。
v.（使）破裂( rupture的过去式和过去分词 )；（使体内组织等）断裂；使（友好关系）破裂；使绝交
- They reported that the pipeline had ruptured. 他们报告说管道已经破裂了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The wall through Berlin was finally ruptured, prefiguring the reunification of Germany. 柏林墙终于倒塌了，预示着德国的重新统一。 来自辞典例句
n.管道，管线
- The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
- A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。