时间:2019-02-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2010(九月)


英语课

1. Investigators 1 in California have packed up a 28-foot section of a ruptured 2 natural gas pipeline 3 and shipped it off to Washington DC for analysis. The pipeline was blown out of the ground and hurled 4 100 feet during last week's explosion that killed at least four people. Meanwhile residents near San Francisco were allowed to return home yesterday.


 


2. Congress returned to the work after summer vacation this week, but lawmakers won't be in the nation's capital for long. It's expected both the House and Senate will be in session for about four weeks then head back home to campaign for the November elections 50 days away.


 


3. The family of Sarah Shourd hopes the Americans who have been held in Iran for more than a year now will be released from custody 5 today. However, the Iranian government appears to be moving ahead with spy charges against Shourd and two other Americans. The indictments 6 were issued Sunday against the three.


 


4. It may be far out in the Atlantic, but Hurricane Igor is strengthening into a major storm, currently at a Category 4 with 150-mile-an-hour winds. Forecasters think it could strengthen into a max Cat (Category) 5 later today.

 



n.调查者,审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.(使)破裂( rupture的过去式和过去分词 );(使体内组织等)断裂;使(友好关系)破裂;使绝交
  • They reported that the pipeline had ruptured. 他们报告说管道已经破裂了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The wall through Berlin was finally ruptured, prefiguring the reunification of Germany. 柏林墙终于倒塌了,预示着德国的重新统一。 来自辞典例句
n.管道,管线
  • The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
  • A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。
v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂
  • He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
  • The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.监护,照看,羁押,拘留
  • He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
  • He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后,他立即被押了起来。
n.(制度、社会等的)衰败迹象( indictment的名词复数 );刑事起诉书;公诉书;控告
  • A New York jury brought criminal indictments against the founder of the organization. 纽约的一个陪审团对这个组织的创始人提起了多项刑事诉讼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • These two indictments are self-evident and require no elaboration. 这两条意义自明,无须多说。 来自互联网
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