美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-02-15
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(二)月
英语课
1. President Barack Obama welcomed French President Francois Hollande to the White House Tuesday morning. The pair met in the Oval Office for nearly 2 hours before a joint 1 news conference. France is considered a key partner in both Syrian and Iranian international efforts.
2. During the joint news conference, Obama said there is enormous frustration 2 over the situation in Syria. “We still have horrendous 3 situation on the ground in Syria. I don’t think anybody disputes that. And …” The President said the Syrian situation remains 4 one of the top national security priorities.
3. Forecasters are predicting a potentially catastrophic winter storm for Georgia and other parts of the south. The region could be covered by a thick layer ice Wednesday morning. People are staying home and off the road.
4. And in what many are calling a Sochi shocker, snowboard downhill artist Shaun White didn’t win a medal. He finished fourth in the half pipe, losing to a kid they called the i-pod.
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
n.挫折，失败，失效，落空
- He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
- He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
adj.可怕的，令人惊惧的
- He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life.他形容这是自己一生中最可怕的经历。
- The mining industry in China has a horrendous safety record.中国的煤矿工业具有令人不安的安全记录。