AP 2012-04-04
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. That Mega Millions jackpot leaps to 640 million, raising what had already been a world-record prize. The drawing for the fortune is set for Friday night. The odds 1 of winning - about 1 in 176 million.
2. The Supreme 2 Court is casting its vote on health care. Justices meeting for an initial vote, then deciding who writes the opinions. Everyone else will know when the ruling comes down this summer.
3. Newt Gingrich says Mitt 3 Romney will likely get the delegates he needs to win the GOP nomination 4, but says Romney still has to earn it. Gingrich is not leaving the race, saying he stays in until the delegate count is right.
4. Anthony Davis is the Associated Press' college basketball Player of the Year. He is the first Kentucky player and the second freshman 5 to win the award. The Final Four is this weekend in New Orleans.
n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别
- The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
- Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
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。