AP 2011-10-01
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(十月)
英语课
1. Pennsylvania residents are once again cleaning up after heavy downpours on already rain-soaked ground flooded parts of central and eastern areas of the commonwealth 1, triggering road closures and prompting some rescues.
2. Two Americans are heading home after being released from an Iranian prison after posting one million dollars bail 2. Before boarding a flight in Oman,Joshua Fattal and Shane Bauer told reporters they are eager to go home. They were held for more than two years at accusations 3 of spying for the United States.
3. Hundreds of revolutionary fighters pushed into the post-Libyan ruler Moamer Kadhafi's hometown of Sirte on Saturday in the first significant assault in about a week. It's Libyan new rulers try to rout 4 remaing loyalist of the fugitive 5 leader.
4. A 24-year-old female hiker was rescued from a cliffside 500 feet up from a canyon 6 in Southern California. Paramedics arrived at the cliff by helicopter and hoisted 7 her up from from the cliff face. She had minor 8 injuries.
n.共和国，联邦，共同体
- He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
- Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
- One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
- She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名
- There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
- He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
n.溃退，溃败；v.击溃，打垮
- The enemy was put to rout all along the line.敌人已全线崩溃。
- The people's army put all to rout wherever they went.人民军队所向披靡。
adj.逃亡的，易逝的；n.逃犯，逃亡者
- The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。
- The fugitive is believed to be headed for the border.逃犯被认为在向国境线逃窜。
n.峡谷，溪谷
- The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.美国的大峡谷1900米深。
- The canyon is famous for producing echoes.这个峡谷以回声而闻名。
把…吊起，升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 )
- He hoisted himself onto a high stool. 他抬身坐上了一张高凳子。
- The sailors hoisted the cargo onto the deck. 水手们把货物吊到甲板上。