时间:2019-01-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2016(八)月


英语课

 


This is AP news minute. 


1. While some parts of Louisiana are beginning to recover from devastating 1 flooding, other areas are preparing for high waters. Louisiana's governor says 40,000 homes are damaged by the floods, which left at least eight dead. 


2. D.C police chief Cathy Lanier is stepping down to become the head of security for the NFL. Lanier is the first woman to lead the department and one of the nation's longest serving and most popular big city chiefs. 


3. Emergency responders converged 2 a high-rise building where scaffolding was dangling 3 in downtown Cincinnati Tuesday afternoon. Authorities say two workers were able to climb off the scaffolding and reach the lower roof area. Witnesses say it appears to be twenty-stories up. 


4. And a giant panda surprised zoo keepers at a Vienna zoo after it was revealed that she gave birth to an extra cub 4. The zoo has originally announced the birth of just one cub last week. But on Monday, said the mother Yang Yang actually brought twins.  


Emily Roseman, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.



adj.毁灭性的,令人震惊的,强有力的
  • It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
  • Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
v.(线条、运动的物体等)会于一点( converge的过去式 );(趋于)相似或相同;人或车辆汇集;聚集
  • Thousands of supporters converged on London for the rally. 成千上万的支持者从四面八方汇聚伦敦举行集会。
  • People converged on the political meeting from all parts of the city. 人们从城市的四面八方涌向这次政治集会。 来自《简明英汉词典》
悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口
  • The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost, now. 结果,那颗牙就晃来晃去吊在床柱上了。
  • The children sat on the high wall,their legs dangling. 孩子们坐在一堵高墙上,摇晃着他们的双腿。
n.幼兽,年轻无经验的人
  • The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
  • The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。
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