美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-14
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(十月)
英语课
1. Security at the US consulate 1 in Benghazi, Libya came under question during a hearing in Washington, with some saying it was inadequate 2, not offering protection to US ambassador and three others who were killed.
2. One worker was dead and another trapped in a parking garage collapse 3 in Miami. Getting the person out could be tedious because of the amount of debris 4. The collapse happened on the campus of Miami Dade College.
3. Questions at the Supreme 5 Court about the University of Texas and its use of race in college admissions. The case could lead to new limits on affirmative action.
4. A private company delivers a half-ton of supplies to the International Space Station - the first official shipment under a billion-dollar contract with NASA.
n.领事馆
- The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
- The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。
adj.(for,to)不充足的，不适当的
- The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。
- She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
- After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
- Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。