美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-03-04
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. Newly sworn in Defense 1 Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke 2 to Pentagon employees Wednesday, vowing 3 to continue to build strong relations around the world and engage with allies. Hagel takes the helm at the Pentagon after the Senate voted to confirm him Tuesday, following a 12-day delay.
2. President Barack Obama says civil rights icon 4 Rosa Parks has taken her rightful place among those who have shaped the course of US history. Obama and Speaker John Boehner unveiled a statue of Parks at the US Capitol.
3. Emotional testimony 5 Wednesday from the father of one of the first graders killed in the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting. Neil Heslin fought tears as he urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to support a proposed assault weapons ban.
4. And authorities in New Zealand say a large shark killed a man swimming at a popular beach near Auckland. Marine 6 biologists believe it may have been a great white shark, which are common in New Zealand waters. But attacks are rare.
2. President Barack Obama says civil rights icon 4 Rosa Parks has taken her rightful place among those who have shaped the course of US history. Obama and Speaker John Boehner unveiled a statue of Parks at the US Capitol.
3. Emotional testimony 5 Wednesday from the father of one of the first graders killed in the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting. Neil Heslin fought tears as he urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to support a proposed assault weapons ban.
4. And authorities in New Zealand say a large shark killed a man swimming at a popular beach near Auckland. Marine 6 biologists believe it may have been a great white shark, which are common in New Zealand waters. But attacks are rare.
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）
- President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
- President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。
n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像
- They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
- Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。
n.证词；见证，证明
- The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
- He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。