AP 2010-12-01
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2010(十二月)
1. A law enforcement official says the teenager accused of attempting to bomb a Christmas tree lighting 1 ceremony in Portland, Oregon planned the details by himself, and not at the direction of any foreign terrorist organization. Mohamed Osman Mohamud was arrested Friday night and will appear in court on Monday.
2. A body has been found in an area near Syracuse where police have been searching for a 20-year-old missing college student. The Onondaga County Sheriff's office says it's not clear whether the remains 2 are those of Jenni-Lyn Watson. Watson has not been seen in over a week.
3. As the United States and South Korea prepare for war games tomorrow, a South Korean marine 3 commander is promising 4 retaliation 5 for the North Korean artillery 6 bombardment that killed two marines and two civilians 7. North Korea is accusing the South of using civilians as a human shield around artillery positions.
4. More than 100 Santas gathered for an annual convention in Berlin on Saturday to prepare for their duties for the forthcoming festive 8 season. The Santas organized by Berlin's Student Employment Agency were shown what to do when delivering presents to the children, and then gathered to cheer, ring their bells and sing Christmas songs.
- The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
- The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
- 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。
- 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。
- The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
- We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
- retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
- He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
- The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。