美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-2-16
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2015(二)月
英语课
This is AP News Minute.
1. A new winter storm is expected to bring up to 2 feet of snow to parts of New England and New York State. Storm warnings are in effect for much of the region.
2. Jury selection began in Texas Monday in the trial of a man accused of killing 1 *, the former navy seal that was taken into the movie American Sniper. Defense 2 attorney was for a former marine 3 * and planned to pursue insanity 4 defense.
3. The German Chancellor 5 is due to meet President Obama at the White House Monday. The agenda includes a peace plan for Ukraine.
4. And a Japanese man died died in Australia Monday after a shark attacked him while he was surfing. A shark moored 6 another surfer nearby a day earlier.
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。
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
- Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
n.疯狂，精神错乱；极端的愚蠢，荒唐
- In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱，为自己辩解。
- He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里，这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。
n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长
- They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
- He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。