美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-3-3
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2015(三)月
英语课
1. …Friday of end-stage chronic 1 obstructive pulmonary disease in his LA home. He was 83.
2. The House has cleared the way for passage of short-term bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security and avert 2 a partial agency shutdown, came just hours ahead the midnight deadline to fund the agency.
3. Authorities say 7 people were shot to death and one was wounded in attacks in a small southeastern Missouri town. The suspected gunman was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Possible motive 3 hasn’t been released. Authorities say the body of an older woman who died of natural causes was also found but they’re not calling her a victim at this time.
4. And US Coast Guards ice breakers are helping 4 clear thick ice from the Hudson river. The coast guard says they are helping commercial vessels 5 carrying heating oil, gas and other things flowing. Much of the river has been frozen over in recent weeks.
adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的
- Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
- Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。
v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)
- He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
- I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。
n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的
- The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
- He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。