美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-07-01
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(七)月
英语课
1. Fans across the US watched the Americans take on Germany today in World Cup play. Despite losing in 1-0, the US will advance to the knockout stage. Thanks to the Portugal’s win over Ghana, giving the US team a boost in the goal differential.
2. The Supreme 1 Court unanimously struck down a 35-foot protest free zone outside abortion 2 clinics in Massachusetts. Saying the buffer 3 area is a restraint on free speech rights of protesters. Pro-abortion right advocators say the ruling will risk the safety of women seeking abortions 4.
3. Howard Baker 5, a former Senate majority leader of Chief of Staff to Ronald Reagan and unlikely WaterGate star has died from stroke complications. During the WaterGate hearing, he famously asked “what did the President known and when did he know it?”. Becker was 88.
4. A New York State man has turned his chainsaw into an artist tool. Mark Tyoe has spent more than 20 years carving 6 a niche 7 for himself as a chainsaw artist, specializing in bear statues.
2. The Supreme 1 Court unanimously struck down a 35-foot protest free zone outside abortion 2 clinics in Massachusetts. Saying the buffer 3 area is a restraint on free speech rights of protesters. Pro-abortion right advocators say the ruling will risk the safety of women seeking abortions 4.
3. Howard Baker 5, a former Senate majority leader of Chief of Staff to Ronald Reagan and unlikely WaterGate star has died from stroke complications. During the WaterGate hearing, he famously asked “what did the President known and when did he know it?”. Becker was 88.
4. A New York State man has turned his chainsaw into an artist tool. Mark Tyoe has spent more than 20 years carving 6 a niche 7 for himself as a chainsaw artist, specializing in bear statues.
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
n.流产，堕胎
- She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
- A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。
n.起缓冲作用的人(或物)，缓冲器；vt.缓冲
- A little money can be a useful buffer in time of need.在急需时，很少一点钱就能解燃眉之急。
- Romantic love will buffer you against life's hardships.浪漫的爱会减轻生活的艰辛。
n.小产( abortion的名词复数 )；小产胎儿；（计划）等中止或夭折；败育
- The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。 来自互联网
- Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。 来自互联网
n.面包师
- The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
- The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。
n.雕刻品，雕花
- All the furniture in the room had much carving.房间里所有的家具上都有许多雕刻。
- He acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。