AP 2012-03-04
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(三月)
英语课
1. Residents in the Midwest are picking up the pieces after more than a dozen tornadoes 1 ripped through the region. At least nine people were killed and more than 30 injured.
2. Republican front-runner Mitt 2 Romney is moving on to Ohio. Buoyed 3 by a pair of primary victories, the GOP hopeful launched new attacks on President Barack Obama.
3. The UN humanitarian 4 chief says Syria has not approved her repeated requests to visit the conflict-wracked country. This comes as government troops continue to advance on the rebel-held areas in some of the most intense fighting of the uprising.
4. Actor and musician Davy Jones has died. He's best known for his role with the band The Monkees, singing lead vocals 5 on a number of hits including Daydream 6 Believer.
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
- Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
- Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网
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。
v.使浮起( buoy的过去式和过去分词 )；支持；为…设浮标；振奋…的精神
- Buoyed by their win yesterday the team feel confident of further success. 在昨天胜利的鼓舞下，该队有信心再次获胜。
- His encouragement buoyed her up during that difficult period. 他的鼓励使她在那段困难时期恢复了乐观的情绪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
（乐曲中的）歌唱部份，声乐部份( vocal的名词复数 )
- Also look out for soaring vocals on The Right Man. 另外，也可留意一下《意中人》中的那高亢的唱腔。
- Lazy bass line, lazier drums, lush violins, great piano and incomparable vocals. 懒惰的低音线，较懒惰的鼓，饮小提琴，棒的钢琴和无比的声音。