AP 2011-03-15
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(三月)
1. This explosion at a nuclear plant in Japan is raising fears of radiation leaks though perhaps even a meltdown. The explosion shattered the walls of a building where a nuclear reactor 1 is located. Residents have been evacuated 2.
2. There are fears the death toll 3 in Japan could climb into a thousand. The 8.9-quake triggered a massive tsunami 4 that washed away homes and cars.
3. At least 14 people were killed in this horrific bus crash in New York. The tour bus was returning from a casino when it
drove off the highway and hit a pole that sheared 5 the vehicle in two.
4. The NFL confirmed it has locked out the players. In a statement Saturday morning, the league called the action a difficult but necessary step. It also blamed the union for abandoning bargaining and called for an immediate 6 return to negotiation 7.
- The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
- Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
- Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
- A jet plane sheared the blue sky. 一架喷气式飞机划破蓝空。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The pedal had sheared off at the pivot. 踏板在枢轴处断裂了。 来自辞典例句
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
- The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。