AP 2012-04-19
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. The House Committee on Oversight 1 and Government Reform will hold the first of at least four hearings focused on the General Services Administration this week after runaway 2 spending for conferences and other events was uncovered.
2. Jury selection begins Monday in the retrial of former pitcher 3 great Roger Clemens. He is accused of blinding to Congress not using performance-enhancing drugs.
3. After covering 5,000 square miles by sea and air over 30-hour period, the coast guard suspended in search for four yacht crew members who went missing off the northern California coast after an accident during a race. Officials say the search will not resume.
4. And the man who admitted to killing 4 77 people in Norway has pleaded not guilty in court to terror and murder charges, saying he was acting 5 in self-defense. Anders Behring Breivik admits to bombing and shooting massacre 6 in July.
n.勘漏，失察，疏忽
- I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
- Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。
n.逃走的人，逃亡，亡命者；adj.逃亡的，逃走的
- The police have not found the runaway to date.警察迄今没抓到逃犯。
- He was praised for bringing up the runaway horse.他勒住了脱缰之马受到了表扬。
n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手
- He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
- Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。