AP 2012-06-01
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(六月)
英语课
1. It is a big day for Mitt 1 Romney in Texas. The state is holding its presidential primary and has enough delegates to push him over the top and secure the Republican nomination 2.
2. Rescue workers are combing through the rubble 3 of Italy's latest deadly earthquake. They say they found the bodies of two workers in a collapsed 4 factory, raising the death toll 5 to at least 17.
3. The National Weather Service is warning of possible flash flooding as Beryl makes its way out to sea. The former tropical storm has been downgraded to a tropical depression. Forecasters say it's still bringing plenty of rain to the Southeastern coast.
4. A rare pink diamond has been sold for a record-breaking price at auction 6 in Hong Kong. Weighing in at more than 12 carats and fetch the price of more than 17 million dollars.
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
- I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
- Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。
n.提名，任命，提名权
- John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
- Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾
- After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
- After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
adj.倒塌的
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。