AP 2012-01-23
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(一月)
英语课
1. The captain of a luxury cruise ship that capsized off Italy over the weekend says he did everything he could to save loss. Prosecutors 1 are investigating whether he abandoned the ship before all of the passengers escaped. Meanwhile, two more bodies were discovered inside the vessel 2 on Sunday.
2. GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry is accusing the Obama administration of disdain 3 for the military. Perry said in a TV interview on Sunday that the White House response to a video that purportedly 4 shows Marines urinating on dead bodies in Afghanistan was over-the-top rhetoric 5.
3. President Obama and his family marked Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday with a visit to Washington's historic Zion Baptist Church. During the Sunday morning service, the pastor 6 urged his congregation to preserve its morals in a time of political and economic turmoil 7.
4. Muhammad Ali soaked in familiar cheers and chants, along with a rendition of "Happy Birthday" on Saturday night. His friends and admirers celebrated 8 his coming 70th birthday in his Kentucky hometown. Ali turns 70 on Tuesday.
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
- The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
- You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
n.鄙视，轻视；v.轻视，鄙视，不屑
- Some people disdain labour.有些人轻视劳动。
- A great man should disdain flatterers.伟大的人物应鄙视献媚者。
adv.据称
- This is purportedly the oldest tree in the world. 据称这是世界上最古老的一棵树。 来自互联网
- Mayor Oh Se-Hoon launched the campaign last year, purportedly to improve efficiency. 据悉，首尔市市长吴世勋于去年提出了这项旨在提高工作效率的计划。 来自互联网
n.修辞学，浮夸之言语
- Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
- Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。
n.牧师，牧人
- He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
- We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。
n.骚乱，混乱，动乱
- His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
- The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。