美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-03-06
时间:2019-01-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2013(三月)
英语课
1. A Florida sinkhole that swallowed a man is growing deeper. Crews are testing the earth around Jeff Bush's home and two of his neighbors. But they say the ground is so unstable 1 they have been unable to search for Bush's body.
2. In Russia, thousands took to the streets to support a ban on US adoptions 2 of Russian children. The crowd also voiced skepticism about the autopsy 3 that determined 4 an adopted Russian boy's death in Texas was accidental.
3. Secretary of State John Kerry continues his first overseas trip, making a stop in Egypt. Kerry urged the Egyptian government and opposition 5 leaders to reach a political consensus 6 to help their country emerge from an economic crisis.
4. A day after hundreds of protesters blocked workers from removing one of the last sections of the Berlin Wall, a German developer says work will go ahead as planned next week. The 20-yard section of the wall is being moved to make way for luxury condominiums.
2. In Russia, thousands took to the streets to support a ban on US adoptions 2 of Russian children. The crowd also voiced skepticism about the autopsy 3 that determined 4 an adopted Russian boy's death in Texas was accidental.
3. Secretary of State John Kerry continues his first overseas trip, making a stop in Egypt. Kerry urged the Egyptian government and opposition 5 leaders to reach a political consensus 6 to help their country emerge from an economic crisis.
4. A day after hundreds of protesters blocked workers from removing one of the last sections of the Berlin Wall, a German developer says work will go ahead as planned next week. The 20-yard section of the wall is being moved to make way for luxury condominiums.
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.采用,收养( adoption的名词复数 )
- Adoption agencies are always so open to alternative family adoptions. 领养中介机构永远都对领养家庭敞开。 来自电影对白
- The number of adoptions has grown in the past year. 去年,收养子女的数字增加了。 来自互联网
n.尸体解剖;尸检
- They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。
- A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。
adj.坚定的;有决心的
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
n.反对,敌对
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。