美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-06-02
时间:2019-01-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2014(六)月
英语课
1. California lawmakers are calling for tighter gun control following last week’s deadly Santa Barbara shooting. One proposal would create a gun violence restraining order aimed at preventing someone experiencing a mental health crisis from purchasing firearms.
2. The Tea Party scored a pair of victories in Texas Tuesday ousting 1 two Republican incumbents 2 in favor of more conservative candidates. 91-year-old congressman 3 Ralph Hall, the oldest member of the House lost his bid for reelection, and State Senator Dan Patrick becomes the GOP’s choice for lieutenant 4 governor. Patrick will square off against a Democratic opponent in November.
3. And an anonymous 5 donor 6 is undertaking 7 a mysterious social experiment, leaving hidden cash around the San Francisco bay area and posting clues to twitter on where to find it. The handle @HiddenCash now has more than 100,000 followers 8.
Matt Small, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.
驱逐( oust的现在分词 ); 革职; 罢黜; 剥夺
- The resulting financial chaos led to the ousting of Bristol-Myers' s boss. 随后引发的财政混乱导致了百时美施贵宝的总裁下台。
- The ousting of the president has drawn widespread criticism across Latin America and the wider world. 洪都拉斯总统被驱逐时间引起拉丁美洲甚至全世界的广泛批评。
教区牧师( incumbent的名词复数 ); 教会中的任职者
- In general, incumbents have a 94 percent chance of being reelected. 通常现任官员有94%的几率会再次当选。
- This arangement yields a wonderful gain to incumbents. 这种安排为在职人员提供了意外的得益。
n.(美)国会议员
- He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
- The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员
- He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
- He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官,递上了一张简短的便条进去。
adj.无名的;匿名的;无特色的
- Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
- The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。
n.捐献者;赠送人;(组织、器官等的)供体
- In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下,接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
- The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。
n.保证,许诺,事业
- He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
- He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小,不敢从事任何事业。