美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-12
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. Republican presidential nominee 1 Mitt 2 Romney will give a major foreign policy speech Monday when he visits Virginia Military Institute. Romney is expected to say that it's time to change course in the Middle East.
2. Federal health officials say the number of confirmed cases of fungal meningitis from contaminated steroid injections is now past 90. Seven people have died with cases reported in nine states. Thousands of people may have received the steroid injections for back pain.
3. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has won re-election. It's his closest race yet after a bitter campaign in which the opposition 3 accused him of unfairly using Venezuela's oil wealth to his advantage.
4. And a private spaceship is carrying very important cargo 4 to the International Space Station - chocolate-vanilla swirl 5 ice cream for the three station residents. The Dragon capsule rocketed into orbit Sunday in the first of a dozen supply runs under a NASA contract.
n.被提名者;被任命者;被推荐者
- His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
- Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
n.棒球手套,拳击手套,无指手套;vt.铐住,握手
- I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日,我送给他一只棒球手套。
- Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。
n.反对,敌对
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
- The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
- A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。