美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-08-02
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(八)月
英语课
1. The Israeli Air Force dropped leaflets in Gaza City asking residents to inform them of the locations of tunnels and weapons stockpiles of Hamas-backed militants 1. The leaflets included a telephone number and an email address that residents could use it to share the information.
2. A water main break in west Los Angeles turned the UCLA campus into a river, and left cars in an underground parking garage underwater. It took more than 3 hours to shut it off and some 8 million gallons of water spilled out.
3. Japan has been practicing storming beaches with the US and other countries as part of the Rim-Pacific exercises in Hawaii this month. The amphibious landing drills, which were relatively 2 new to Japan’s military, come as Tokyo tries to boost its ability to defend small islands it controls, while China claims as its own.
4. River otters 3 were hitting water slides to beat the summer heat away at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan. Nine river otters live at the zoo. But the same 3 brothers usually come out to meet the visitors.
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
adv.比较...地，相对地
- The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
- The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。