美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-17
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(四)月
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1. All is quiet in the hunt for the missing Malaysian jet. No new transmission from black box’s location beacons 1 have been reported since Tuesday. Searchers continued their efforts despite the lack of pings.
2. Russia is accusing Ukraine’s President of launching a criminal operation. The government is putting together a large scale anti terrorist operation to resist the attacks by pro-Russian forces.
3. NASA is pushing ahead with their planned launch of a supply ship to the international space station. The launch comes despite a critical outage at the outpost. NASA officials say the situation is safe.
4. And Pope Francis celebrated 2 Palm Sunday in St, Peter’s Square. The Pontiff spoke 3 entirely 4 off the cuff 5, marking the holy week for the Rome Catholic Church.
灯塔( beacon的名词复数 )； 烽火； 指路明灯； 无线电台或发射台
- A chain of beacons was lit across the region. 整个地区点起了一系列灯塔。
- Lighthouse and beacons flash at night. 晚上灯塔与信号台闪着光。
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地
- The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
- His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。