AP 2011-09-10
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(九月)
英语课
1. A gunman has killed two National Guardsmen as well as a third person at an IHOP restaurant in Nevada before taking his own life, six other people were wounded. Officials say this appears to be an isolated 1 incident.
2. Officials in Texas say wildfires there have destroyed more than 1000 homes in a week. At least 57 fires are burning across the state, so far more than 100,000 acres have been burnt.
3. Libyan rebels say they are poised 2 to enter one of the country's last remaining cities still under Muammar Gadhafi's control. They say talks to arrange a peaceful entry have made little progress.
4. You are looking at one of the largest, if not the largest crocodile caught in recent years. This monster of a reptile 3 was captured in the Philippines. It’s 20 feet long, weighs about a ton, and will soon be the star attraction of the ecotourism park.
2. Officials in Texas say wildfires there have destroyed more than 1000 homes in a week. At least 57 fires are burning across the state, so far more than 100,000 acres have been burnt.
3. Libyan rebels say they are poised 2 to enter one of the country's last remaining cities still under Muammar Gadhafi's control. They say talks to arrange a peaceful entry have made little progress.
4. You are looking at one of the largest, if not the largest crocodile caught in recent years. This monster of a reptile 3 was captured in the Philippines. It’s 20 feet long, weighs about a ton, and will soon be the star attraction of the ecotourism park.
adj.与世隔绝的
- His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
- Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。
a.摆好姿势不动的
- The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
- Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。