美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-09-19
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(九)月
英语课
The 13th anniversary of 9/11 was marked in New York at the White House, Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvinia. President Barack Obama said today "America stands tall and America stands proud."
Republicans and Democrats 1 in Congress are voicing strong support for the president's call for new authority to fight Islamic State militants 2. That includes House Republicans who appear to be ready to support the president's request if somehow grudgingly 3.
A South Carolina man accused of killing 4 his 5 children and dumping their bodies in Alabama was an ex-convict who went on a crime spree in Illinois. Timothy Jones was arrested on a cocaine 5 possession charge in 2001, later that a year for a crime spree that included stealing a car, burglary and passing forged checks. He served 7 years in prison.
And Bai Yun the giant panda chews bamboo 12 hours a day. But she chipped a tooth. So dentists at the San Diego zoo repaired the tooth and also gave her a cleaning and x-rays.
I'm Matt Friedman, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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。
- He grudgingly acknowledged having made a mistake. 他勉强承认他做错了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Their parents unwillingly [grudgingly] consented to the marriage. 他们的父母无可奈何地应允了这门亲事。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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。