美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-06-22
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(六)月
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2 years after the attack at the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, the Obama administration annoucing a major arrest. Ahmed Abu Khatallah was captured on Sunday. Khatallah is believed to be the mastermind behind the attack that killed U.S. Ambassdor Christopher Stevens and 3 other Americans.
In Nebraska, residents returned to their homes after a pair of massive tornadoes 1 hit on Monday, killing 2 2 people. Storm chaser video shows the rare twin twisters colliding. Authorities say the town of Pilger suffered a direct hit.
An Israeli airstrike leaves behind huge craters 3 in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday. Israeli warplanes struck 4 weapons and militant 4 sites in response to a rocket attack on Monday.
TV doctor Mehmet OZ was scolded on Capitol Hill. The host of the Dr.Oz show sat before a congressional hearing Tuesday on weight-loss supplements. He's accused of promoting weight-loss supplemnts that make questionable 5 claims on his TV show.
Robert Bumsted, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
- Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
- Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网
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。
n.火山口( crater的名词复数 )；弹坑等
- Small meteorites have left impact craters all over the planet's surface. 这个行星的表面布满了小块陨石留下的撞击坑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The battlefield was full of craters made by exploding shells. 战场上布满弹坑。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
adj.可疑的，有问题的
- There are still a few questionable points in the case.这个案件还有几个疑点。
- Your argument is based on a set of questionable assumptions.你的论证建立在一套有问题的假设上。