AP 2011-03-17
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(三月)
1. An explosion at a damaged Japanese nuclear plant has injured at least 11 people. Officials are concerned about a possible third reactor 1 explosion after that unit lost cooling capacity. Everyone near the plant has been ordered to stay in door
2. Meanwhile, the earthquake has taken a toll 2 in Japan's stock. The Nikkei plunged 3 more than 6% today. Many stocks sustained double-digit losses. And Central Bank has pumped nearly 200 billion dollars into the money market to stabilize 4 lending
3. In Wisconsin, hundreds of protesters greeted Republican Governor Scott Walker outside a GOP dinner, chanting “recall worker.” The demonstrators gathered at a restaurant more than a hundred miles from the Capitol. Walker says he expects protests to die down in a couple of weeks.
4. And a Hungarian zoo has welcomed a pair of snow leopards 5 into their new lairs 6. Waldi, the male, and Hara, the female, recently arrived at the Kittenberger Zoological Garden. The zoo hopes to set up a new breeding program for the endangered species.
- The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
- Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
- She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
- They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
- His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。
- Lions, tigers and leopards are all cats. 狮、虎和豹都是猫科动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- For example, airlines never ship leopards and canaries on the same flight. 例如，飞机上从来不会同时运送豹和金丝雀。 来自英语晨读30分（初三）