美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-08-05
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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1. US health officials are warning Americans not to travel to 3 African countries hit by an outbreak of Ebola. The World Health Organization reports that the worst recorded outbreak in history has surpassed 700 deaths in western Africa. Officials at the CDC said the risk of the virus coming to the US remains 1 small.
2. Representatives of Eric Cantor bid his final farewell as House majority leader during a 10-minute speech on the House floor. Cantor was unexpectedly defeated by TEA Party backed opponent and its republican primary in June. Cantor has said he will serve out the remainder of his House term which ends in January.
3. Emergency workers were called out to the scene at a trench 2 collapse 3 in Rye, New York, that trapped a pair of workers Thursday morning. One of the workers was pulled out quickly, but it took more than 30 minutes to rescue the 2nd worker. Their injuries were not concerned to be life threatening.
4. And embattled Baltimore Ravens 4 running back, Ray Rice, made his 1st public apology since being suspended for two games by the NFL. The league issued their suspension following charges he had physically 5 assaulted his wife in February. Rice told the press he had let the Baltimore community down.
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
n./v.(挖)沟,(挖)战壕
- The soldiers recaptured their trench.兵士夺回了战壕。
- The troops received orders to trench the outpost.部队接到命令在前哨周围筑壕加强防卫。
vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
n.低质煤;渡鸦( raven的名词复数 )
- Wheresoever the carcase is,there will the ravens be gathered together. 哪里有死尸,哪里就有乌鸦麇集。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- A couple of ravens croaked above our boat. 两只乌鸦在我们小船的上空嘎嘎叫着。 来自辞典例句
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
- He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
- Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。