美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-01-23
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(一月)
英语课
1. President Barack Obama took the oath of office for the second time Sunday. The small ceremony at the White House comes a day before the ceremony of oath and inauguration 1 celebrations Monday.
2. The capital city is getting ready for the thousands of people who would descend 2 on the National Mall Monday. Crews set up security gates, installed bleachers and made other final preparation.
3. The death toll 3 from the bloody 4 terrorist siege at a natural gas plant in the Sahara climbed to at least 81. Algerian forces searching the complex for explosives found at least 25 more bodies Sunday.
4. And an odd battle of camels. Tens of thousands of people attended the annual Camel Wrestling Championship in Turkey. Two male camels fight for the affections of a female camel in heat.
n.开幕、就职典礼
- The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
- Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。
vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降
- I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
- We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
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。