美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-08-06
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(八月)
英语课
1. Power has been restored across India after an historic failure. Wednesday, factories and businesses were up and running after an outage left more than 600 million people without electricity Tuesday afternoon. It was the second power outage in as many days.
2. Author, playwright 1 and commentator 2 Gore 3 Vidal died in Los Angeles Tuesday. He was best known for his work of historical fiction "Lincoln", and is also remembered for his immodest wit and unconventional wisdom. He was 86.
3. Grass roots GOP sensation Ted 4 Cruz won a Texas runoff election Tuesday, trouncing Republican candidate and Texas Lieutenant 5 Governor David Dewhurst by 13 points. Cruz had endorsements 6 from former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and talk show host Glenn Beck.
4. Following the mass shooting in Aurora 7, Colorado and wildfires earlier this year, Colorado residents were overjoyed to learn Missy Franklin clinched 8 her first gold medal at the London Games this week. The Colorado native has finally given folks back home something to cheer about.
n.剧作家，编写剧本的人
- Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
- The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。
n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员
- He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
- The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。
n.凝血，血污；v.（动物）用角撞伤，用牙刺破；缝以补裆；顶
- The fox lay dying in a pool of gore.狐狸倒在血泊中奄奄一息。
- Carruthers had been gored by a rhinoceros.卡拉瑟斯被犀牛顶伤了。
vt.翻晒，撒，撒开
- The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
- She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。
n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员
- He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
- He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。
n.背书( endorsement的名词复数 )；（驾驶执照上的）违章记录；（公开的）赞同；（通常为名人在广告中对某一产品的）宣传
- He must make much money on those tennis shoe endorsements he does. 他替那些网球鞋珍重广告，就赚了不少钱。 来自互联网
- But celebrity endorsements remain an important promotional tool for marketers. 尽管如此，邀明星助阵仍是营销人员重要的推广手段之一。 来自互联网
n.极光
- The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。
- Over the polar regions we should see aurora.在极地高空,我们会看到极光。