美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-12-21
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(十二)月
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President Barack Obama has condemned 1 the attack on a military-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan, saying it shows the depravity of the terrorists. Taliban gunmen stormed the school on Tuesday, killing 2 more than 100 children.
The manhunt is over for the marine 3 veteran suspected of killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives in suburban 4 Philadelphia. Authorities say the body of Bradley William Stone was found in a wooded area near his home.
A new government survey shows electronic cigarettes have surpassed traditional smoking in popularity among teens. The battery-powered devices produce a vapor 5 that’s infused with nicotine 6.
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush has told his Facebook followers 7 that he will ‘actively explore’ the possibility of running for President, his most definitive 8 step yet toward a Republican bid for the White House in 2016.
Hannah Buchdahl, the AssociatedPress with AP News Minute.
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
- Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
adj.城郊的，在郊区的
- Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
- There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。
n.蒸汽，雾气
- The cold wind condenses vapor into rain.冷风使水蒸气凝结成雨。
- This new machine sometimes transpires a lot of hot vapor.这部机器有时排出大量的热气。
n.(化)尼古丁，烟碱
- Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily.许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
- Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily.许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件
- the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
- The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
adj.确切的，权威性的；最后的，决定性的
- This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
- No one has come up with a definitive answer as to why this should be so.至于为什么该这样，还没有人给出明确的答复。