美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-05
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(十二月)
英语课
1. The National Transportation Safety Board says a train that derailed in New York City was travelling 82 miles per hour as it approached a 30-mile per hour zone. Investigators 1 plan to question the engineer and conductor. Sunday’s crash killed four people and injured more than 60 others.
2. President Obama announced a 100-million-dollar research initiative 2 to help find a cure for HIV. Obama made the announcement Monday at a White House event marking World AIDS day.
3. Earlier numbers indicate that online shopping is up by more than 20% compared with the same time last year. Cyber Monday is supposed to be the busiest day of the year for online shopping, and accounts for about 10% of total holiday’s spending.
4. And Amazon.com is working on the way to get packages to customers in the 30 minutes or less via self-guided drones. The so-called 3 prime 4 air unmanned aircraft project is still in the development stage and will take years to advance technology and get new FAA rules in place.
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.主动性，首创精神，主动权（的行动），倡议
- He went to see the headmaster on his own initiative.他主动去看望校长。
- His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲。
adj.所谓的，号称的
- These were the so-called mainframe machines.它们被称为主机。
- Let's see what this so-called button does.让我们来看看为什么这个按钮叫这个名字。