美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-16
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. Supporters of tougher gun laws have won a key vote in the Senate. Conservatives were defeated in their attempt to block the Senate’s gun proposals from coming to the floor for a vote.
2. At least two people are dead and some three dozen others are hurt after a charter bus veered 1 off a Texas highway and flipped 2 onto its side. Witnesses say the bus weaved across the highway, struck a concrete barrier and toppled over into the center median.
3. The border between South and North Korea remains 3 tense as more South Korea workers returned home from the Kaesong Industrial Complex, just north the demilitarized zone. Thousands of North Korea workers have already been pulled from the complex.
4. President Barack Obama has bestowed 4 the Medal of Honor on Captain Emil Kapaun, an army chaplain who died in captivity 5 during the Korean War. The president presented the prestigious 6 medal to Kapaun’s nephew during a ceremony at the White House.
2. At least two people are dead and some three dozen others are hurt after a charter bus veered 1 off a Texas highway and flipped 2 onto its side. Witnesses say the bus weaved across the highway, struck a concrete barrier and toppled over into the center median.
3. The border between South and North Korea remains 3 tense as more South Korea workers returned home from the Kaesong Industrial Complex, just north the demilitarized zone. Thousands of North Korea workers have already been pulled from the complex.
4. President Barack Obama has bestowed 4 the Medal of Honor on Captain Emil Kapaun, an army chaplain who died in captivity 5 during the Korean War. The president presented the prestigious 6 medal to Kapaun’s nephew during a ceremony at the White House.
v.（尤指交通工具）改变方向或路线( veer的过去式和过去分词 )；（指谈话内容、人的行为或观点）突然改变；（指风） （在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向）逐渐转向；风向顺时针转
- The bus veered onto the wrong side of the road. 公共汽车突然驶入了逆行道。
- The truck veered off the road and crashed into a tree. 卡车突然驶离公路撞上了一棵树。 来自《简明英汉词典》
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥
- The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
- The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。
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。
赠给，授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 )
- It was a title bestowed upon him by the king. 那是国王赐给他的头衔。
- He considered himself unworthy of the honour they had bestowed on him. 他认为自己不配得到大家赋予他的荣誉。
n.囚禁；被俘；束缚
- A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
- He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。
adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的
- The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
- You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。