美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-11-17
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(十一)月
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1. The senate elects its leaders for the incoming 114th congress. Kentucky’s Republican Mitch McConnell will again represent his party, this time as the majority leader, * title with Nevada Democrat 1 Harry 2 Reid who will serve as minority leader following the GOP's success in mid-term election.
2. In Iraq, the flag of Iraqi Christian 3 minority party now flies over a town once held by Islamic militants 4. Bakufa was recaptured by Kurdish peshmerga fighters. Now a newly-formed Christian militia 5 patrols the town, hoping they can keep it safe enough for residents to return.
3. Window repairs are underway at one World Trade center. It comes a day after firefighters used diamond cutter to saw through window, rescuing window washers who were strapped 6 at 68 floors above street level.
4. This baby orangutan appears to be bonding well with its surrogate mom. According to officials at Chicago Brookfield Zoo, this ten-month old is being care for by a 53 year-old orangutan named Maggie.
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
- The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
- About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
n.民兵，民兵组织
- First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
- There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。