美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-18
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(十一月)
英语课
1. President Barack Obama says he has no evidence that the scandal surrounding retired 1 general David Petraeus has had a negative impact on national security. He says from what he's seen no classified information was disclosed.
2. President Obama says he won't sign a budget deal that extends current tax rates for the wealthiest taxpayers 2. Congressional republicans still have been adamant 3 the tax rates themselves must not rise.
3. Israel has launched an air assault on targets in Gaza. The strikes are in retaliation 4 for a renewed rocket fire from Gaza aimed at southern Israel.
4. The Rockefeller Christmas tree has made its way into New York. The 80-foot Norway spruce was picked from a property in New Jersey 5 where it was able to withstand superstorm Sandy.
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
- The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
- Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )
- Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
- She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。
adj.坚硬的，固执的
- We are adamant on the building of a well-off society.在建设小康社会这一点上，我们是坚定不移的。
- Veronica was quite adamant that they should stay on.维罗妮卡坚信他们必须继续留下去。
n.报复，反击
- retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
- He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》