AP 2011-12-06
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(十二月)
英语课
1. Herman Cain is suspending his bid for the GOP presidential nomination 1. His campaign is suffered since allegations of sexual harassment 2 and a long-term affair surfaced. Cain calls those claims hurtful but still false.
2. Iraq's prime minister says Monday's bombing in Baghdad was in fact an assassination 3 attempt against him. However, Nouri al-Maliki says the attack in the Green Zone does not mean security forces aren't ready to protect the nation.
3. Vice 4 President Joe Biden is in Turkey touting 5 political freedoms. He told a crowd of entrepreneurs that democracy spurs economic innovation and that nothing good comes from censoring 6 the internet.
4. Two giant pandas are making a 5,000-mile journey from China to Scotland. The pandas will arrive at their new home at the Edinburgh zoo Sunday, and then spend time adjusting to their new surroundings and handlers.
n.提名，任命，提名权
- John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
- Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱
- She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
- The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。
n.暗杀；暗杀事件
- The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
- Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
v.兜售( tout的现在分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报
- He's been touting his novel around publishers for years. 他几年来一直到处找出版商兜售自己的小说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Technology industry leaders are touting cars as a hot area for growth. 科技产业领袖吹捧为增长热点地区的汽车。 来自互联网