时间:2019-01-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十)月


英语课

1. Investigators 1 in Las Vegas say they are looking for the grandfather of a kidnapped six-year-old boy. They hope he can lead them to Cole Puffinburger. Authorities think 51-year-old Clemens Fred Tinnemeyer was involved in drug dealing 2 with Mexican nationals and the boy’s kidnapping was a "message”.


2. A new AP-Yahoo poll shows John McCain is losing ground in how favorably he’s seen. McCain faces another problem--his rival Barack Obama is more trusted on the economy, the contest's commanding issue.


3. The Dow lost 127 points at today’s close. But it was an up week for the markets after last week’s carnage. Lackluster economic data and signs of an easing in the credit markets continue to create volatility 3 on Wall Street.


4. A team of Iranian chefs set a new world record with a 4921-foot long ostrich 4 meat sandwich. Spectators were invited to grab a bite of Iran’s latest effort to promote healthier eating. Ostrich meat is low in fat and high in protein and iron.


WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. national: n.


someone who is a citizen of a particular country but is living in another country.


2. lackluster: adj.


not exciting, impressive etc


3. ostrich: n. 鸵鸟


 



n.调查者,审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.经商方法,待人态度
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
n.挥发性,挥发度,轻快,(性格)反复无常
  • That was one reason why volatility was so low last year.这也是去年波动性如此低的原因之一。
  • Yet because volatility remained low for so long,disaster myopia prevailed.然而,由于相当长的时间里波动性小,灾难短视就获胜了。
n.鸵鸟
  • Ostrich is the fastest animal on two legs.驼鸟是双腿跑得最快的动物。
  • The ostrich indeed inhabits continents.鸵鸟确实是生活在大陆上的。
学英语单词
accessory ventral condyle
acetylsalicylic acid chemical injuries
Albatrellus
analog regenerative circuit
arrowe
atmospheric duct propagation
basic operator panel display register
bleas
bring low
buffalo buffelus
calzones
cathetodesma
ceratophyte
cipher bock chaining
Cis-4-hydroxymethylproline
cocos (keeling) is.
common-law assignment
concert grand (piano)
cross checks
dead halt
Djougou
Doherty
dry-jet wet spinning process
energy-analyzing magnet
eucinostomuss
external wave generator
fast response probe
forest capital
four-electrode vacuum tube
functional differentiation
green test
gripe in
H.I.
Hadu Hills
Hemerocailis thunbergi
hippocratess
Hlödhufell
hydrometallurgical plant
Indianologist
input/output method
insert cone
iron-lead matte
kommer
leporinus
light reduction
media error
minimum field capacity
molions
monolithic graphite cell
moscofilero
nabiasite
naomi watts
newshand
nifursol
nonclergyman
O.A.C.
one-dimensional memory organization
Operculum frontale
osmanlis
outwalls
paradoxostoma chiawonga
parcel tanker
parts early warning system(pews)
payable in advance
piedmont treppe
Pinellia
pirandelloes
pregeminal
pussyless
Radioselenomethionine
resistable
retrospections
Scunthorpe problem
self-assuredness
separating plane
shatranji
solid polymer fuel cell
solidungulous
song sparrows
speed spanner
splenogenic pancytolysis
Stambouline
stenopeltis setchelliae
sulphapyridin
surface planing
symptomatic reaction
tarmacadam
teach an old dog new tricks
Tilia intonsa
torinoes
transforming focus
Tropidonotus natrix
umbilical circuIation
under the plough
underveloped property
unscornful
viperine grass snake
voice-frequency carrier telegra-phy
warming channel for arresting bleeding
waste account
wild ass
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