美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-11-07
时间:2019-01-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2014(十一)月
英语课
It's election day in the U.S. The big prize is control of the U.S. Senate which Republicans win if they pick up a total of 6 seats from Democrats 1. The entire House of Representatives is up for election. And many states are picking governors.
Federal investigators 2 say some pieces of the experimental space ship that broke up over California wound up 35 miles away. It's unclear what caused the accident killing 3 one pilot.
UNICEF says it's doubling its staff to fight Ebola in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The organization says Ebola has left 4,000 chilren orphaned 4 in West Africa.
And the hot lava 5 oozing 6 down Hawaii's Big Island is within 500 feet of a town's main road. President Obama signed a presidential disaster declaration allowing federal emergency help for those affected 7 by the lava.
Sandy Kozel, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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.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。
[计][修]孤立
- Orphaned children were consigned to institutions. 孤儿都打发到了福利院。
- He was orphaned at an early age. 他幼年时便成了孤儿。
n.熔岩,火山岩
- The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
- His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。
v.(浓液等)慢慢地冒出,渗出( ooze的现在分词 );使(液体)缓缓流出;(浓液)渗出,慢慢流出
- Blood was oozing out of the wound on his leg. 血正从他腿上的伤口渗出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The wound had not healed properly and was oozing pus. 伤口未真正痊瘉,还在流脓。 来自《简明英汉词典》