美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-10-20
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(十)月
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1. The US government is ramping 1 up its response to Ebola crisis after a second Dallas nurse contracted the disease. Ember Vinson was recently cleared by the CDC to take a commercial flight something the CDC now says should not have happened. She’s been transferred to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Wednesday, president Obama directed federal health officials to oversee 2 the case and one other one in Dallas and respond to future cases in a much more aggressive way.
2. Hong Kong’s leader says he’s ready to start talks within days with pro-democracy demonstrators who clashed again with police overnight. Tensions between the two sides have gone up as riot police armed with batons 3 and pepper spray have tried to clear protesters from the streets.
3. The Kansas City Royals are headed to the world series after sweeping 4 the Baltimore Orioles with a 2-1 win Wednesday. Meanwhile, the San Francisco Giants rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5 6-4 to take a 3-1 lead in the game in the National League championship series.
Ned Barker, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.
土堤斜坡( ramp的现在分词 )； 斜道； 斜路； （装车或上下飞机的）活动梯
- The children love ramping about in the garden. 孩子们喜欢在花园里追逐嬉戏，闹着玩。
- Have you ever seen a lion ramping around? 你看到过狮子暴跳吗？
vt.监督，管理
- Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
- Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。
n.（警察武器）警棍( baton的名词复数 )；（乐队指挥用的）指挥棒；接力棒
- There were many riot policemen with batons. 有许多带警棍的防暴警察。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Chinese police fight? Number one is a person with batons to fight! 满街飘的中国国旗，是一个老华侨在事发时那出来分给大家的，很感动，真的，从来一向多一事不如少一事的中国人今天团结到一起站出来反抗。 来自互联网
adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的
- The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
- Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？