美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-01
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(四月)
英语课
1. It's a big day in Cyprus as banks prepare to reopen after more than a week of being shuttered while officials worked out an international bailout. There will be strict restrictions 1 on daily withdrawal 2 limits and a ceiling on how much travelers leaving the country can take with them.
2. Geologists 3 say a scenic 4 island hillside overlooking Puget Sound remains 5 unstable 6 in the area where a landslide 7 knocked one house off its foundation and endangered others.
3. President Obama has told two Spanish-language television networks he's optimistic that snags in any immigration reform proposal can be overcome. Obama has ceded 8 the negotiations 9 to Congress, calculating that a bill crafted on Capitol Hill stands a better chance of passing.
4. Indoor vertical 10 farming is a hot trend in the upper Midwest and other parts of the world. Now one indoor farm is taking it to new levels in a giant warehouse 11 just outside Chicago.
2. Geologists 3 say a scenic 4 island hillside overlooking Puget Sound remains 5 unstable 6 in the area where a landslide 7 knocked one house off its foundation and endangered others.
3. President Obama has told two Spanish-language television networks he's optimistic that snags in any immigration reform proposal can be overcome. Obama has ceded 8 the negotiations 9 to Congress, calculating that a bill crafted on Capitol Hill stands a better chance of passing.
4. Indoor vertical 10 farming is a hot trend in the upper Midwest and other parts of the world. Now one indoor farm is taking it to new levels in a giant warehouse 11 just outside Chicago.
约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）
- I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
- a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销
- The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
- They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
地质学家，地质学者( geologist的名词复数 )
- Geologists uncovered the hidden riches. 地质学家发现了地下的宝藏。
- Geologists study the structure of the rocks. 地质学家研究岩石结构。
adj.自然景色的，景色优美的
- The scenic beauty of the place entranced the visitors.这里的美丽风光把游客们迷住了。
- The scenic spot is on northwestern outskirts of Beijing.这个风景区位于北京的西北远郊。
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
adj.不稳定的，易变的
- This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
- The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。
n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利
- Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
- An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。
v.让给，割让，放弃( cede的过去式 )
- Cuba was ceded by Spain to the US in 1898. 古巴在1898年被西班牙割让给美国。
- A third of the territory was ceded to France. 领土的三分之一割让给了法国。 来自《简明英汉词典》
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
adj.垂直的，顶点的，纵向的；n.垂直物，垂直的位置
- The northern side of the mountain is almost vertical.这座山的北坡几乎是垂直的。
- Vertical air motions are not measured by this system.垂直气流的运动不用这种系统来测量。