美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-08-08
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(八)月
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A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas meant to last at least 3 days and end nearly a month of fighting went into effect in the Gaza Strip. The truce 1 came ahead of talks in Cairo aimed at brokering 2 a deal that would prevent future cross-border violence.
A special plane left Liberia in the early hours of Tuesday morning to evacuate 3 the second American missionary 4 who fell ill with Ebola. Nancy Writebol is expected to arrive in Atlanta later on Tuesday where she will be treated at a special isolation 5 ward 6.
Japan has formally approved additional sanctions against Russia over the unrest in Ukraine. Sanctions include the freezing of assets held in Japan by 40 individuals in 2 groups supporting the separation of Crimea from Ukraine and a ban on Crimean imports.
Surgeons at Houston Methodist Hospital are using "Plato's Cave" to create virtual patients using 3, 4 and even 5D imaging. The images can be downloaded on iPads or smartphones and are being used in the operating room during surgery.
Matthew Burgoyne, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.
n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束
- The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
- She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
v.做掮客（或中人等）( broker的现在分词 )；作为权力经纪人进行谈判；以中间人等身份安排…
- Intertwined with these were rivalry, power brokering, and patronage. 然而也不乏有抗争、强权操纵与任命特权交织其中。 来自互联网
- Kingston Quest Can Assist Your Company In Negotiations, Brokering, Agency Services, Sourcing Factories Or Property. 金士顿追求，可帮助您的公司在谈判中，经纪，代理服务，货源工厂或财产。 来自互联网
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
- We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
- They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。
adj.教会的，传教(士)的；n.传教士
- She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years.她在一所教会学校教了两年书。
- I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。
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。