AP 2012-04-07
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(四月)
英语课
1. Experts are looking for clues in the debris 1 to determine just how many tornadoes 3 hit the Dallas-Fort Worth region yesterday. The storms damaged hundreds of homes, but there are no reports of fatalities 4. One tornado 2 may have reached 165 miles an hour.
2. Republican Mitt 5 Romney says President Barack is misrepresenting GOP budget priorities as both men gear up for the fall election. Romney said Obama is exaggerating a likely impact of a House Republican budget plan Romney supports.
3. President Barack Obama has signed legislation barring members of Congress, the president and thousands of federal workers from insider trading. The driving force behind the bill was Congress' attempt to boost dismal 6 approval ratings.
4. And a year after they tied the knot, Britain's prince William and the duchess of Cambridge have achieved another milestone 7. Wax likenesses of the royal couple are now featuring in the London version of Madame Tussauds wax museum.
2. Republican Mitt 5 Romney says President Barack is misrepresenting GOP budget priorities as both men gear up for the fall election. Romney said Obama is exaggerating a likely impact of a House Republican budget plan Romney supports.
3. President Barack Obama has signed legislation barring members of Congress, the president and thousands of federal workers from insider trading. The driving force behind the bill was Congress' attempt to boost dismal 6 approval ratings.
4. And a year after they tied the knot, Britain's prince William and the duchess of Cambridge have achieved another milestone 7. Wax likenesses of the royal couple are now featuring in the London version of Madame Tussauds wax museum.
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。
n.飓风，龙卷风
- A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
- The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
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.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 )；死亡；致命性；命运
- Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。
- The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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。
adj.阴沉的，凄凉的，令人忧郁的，差劲的
- That is a rather dismal melody.那是一支相当忧郁的歌曲。
- My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。