AP 2011-11-13
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(十一月)
英语课
1. Penn State football coach Joe Peterno says he will retire at the end of the season. Peterno also says he is absolutely devastated 1 after his longtime assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with molesting 2 8 boys.
2. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has pledged to leave office as soon as parliament approves economic reform. Greece's political parties are also forming a new government. Both countries are wrestling with major economic crisis.
3. Iran vows 3 to keep pushing ahead with its nuclear program. However, the country still denies that it's trying to develop nuclear weapons, despite a UN report detailing its weapons-related advances.
4. And Toyota is recalling about 550,000 cars, mostly in the US. The cars have problems that could affect steering 4. No accidents have been connected to the problem.
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的
- The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
- His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
v.骚扰( molest的现在分词 )；干扰；调戏；猥亵
- He was accused of sexually molesting a female colleague. 他被指控对一位女同事进行性骚扰。 来自辞典例句
- He was charged with molesting a woman. 他被指控调戏妇女。 来自辞典例句
誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿
- Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
- The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。