美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-09-04
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
1. An umbrella group for Islamic militias 1 in Libya says it has taken control of the US Embassy Compound in Tripoli. A month ago, American personnel evacuated 2 from the country due to ongoing 3 fighting. And an Associated Press journalist who walked through the compound says most of equipment appears untouched.
2. The US airdropped humanitarian 4 aid including water and meal Sunday to residents of Shiite Turkmen Town in Northern Iraq. Islamic State extremists besieged 5 Amirli months ago. American forces also conducted airstrikes against the Sunni militants 6.
3. The Director of the US Centres for Disease Control was in New Guinea visiting an Ebola isolation 7 centre. The deadly West Africa outbreak started in Guinea, and now spread to four other countries. The World Health Organization is treating Senegal’s first confirmed Ebola case as a top priority emergency.
4. And the first person to swim from Havana to Key West, without a shark tank was honoured in Cuba with the country’s Order of Sporting Merit Award. And during the swim, Dianna Nyad called it the most prestigious 8 award she has received.
n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )
- The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
- The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网
撤退者的
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
adj.进行中的，前进的
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
包围，围困，围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 )
- Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
- The community besieged the newspaper with letters about its recent editorial. 公众纷纷来信对报社新近发表的社论提出诘问，弄得报社应接不暇。
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。
n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离
- The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
- He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。
adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的
- The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
- You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。