美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-09-02
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(九月)
英语课
1. In the second full day of their convention, Republicans are looking to connect with critical voting blocs 1. Ann Romney told a women's event that her husband will keep the needs of women and families in mind. And Craig Romney described his father as a man you can trust at a Latino Coalition 2 lunch.
2. The Army Corps 3 of Engineers says the levees protecting New Orleans are performing as intended. That assessment 4 comes as Tropical Storm Isaac resumes its slow trek 5 inland. The storm may dump up to 20 inches of rain on some areas before it fizzles out.
3. A judge in the Colorado theater shooting case has ordered some of the suspect's educational records be released. Prosecutors 6 have argued that they need the documents to help establish a motive 7 for the July shooting that killed 12 people and injured 58 others.
4. Explosives experts in Germany have detonated the remains 8 of a 550-pound World War II bomb. Debris 9 caused fires in several nearby buildings that were evacuated 10 after the bomb was found Monday.
n.集团，联盟( bloc的名词复数 )
- The division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress. 把欧洲分为作战集团产生了越来越大的离心效果。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The policy of the two blocs was played out. 把世界分为两个集团的政策已经过时了。 来自辞典例句
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组
- The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额
- This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
- What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？
vi.作长途艰辛的旅行；n.长途艰苦的旅行
- We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。
- It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。
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.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的
- The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
- He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
- After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
- Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。