美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-02-11
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(二月)
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1. Officials say a suspected suicide bomber 1 detonated an explosive in front of the US Embassy in Turkey, killing 2 himself and a guard at the entrance gate. A Turkish citizen was wounded.
2. The famously outspoken 3 New York city mayor who rescued the Big Apple from near-financial ruin has died. Ed Koch was 88. Koch was admitted to the hospital Monday and was moved to intensive care on Thursday.
3. Mexico authorities are promising 4 a thorough investigation 5 into Thursday's explosion at the headquarters of its state-owned oil company. The Mexico City blast killed at least 25 people and injured more than 100. Rescue workers are still searching for survivors 6.
4. A select group of inmates 7 from an upstate New York prison are helping 8 to build a giant ice palace - the centerpiece of the annual Saranac Lake Winter Carnival 9. Ice palaces have been a winter feature in the mountain village since 1898.
n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者
- He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
- Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
adj.直言无讳的，坦率的，坦白无隐的
- He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。
- She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。
adj.有希望的，有前途的
- The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
- We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
n.调查，调查研究
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
- One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。