美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-11
时间:2019-02-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2012(十一月)
英语课
1. President Barack Obama called on lawmakers to set up a post-election agenda. Obama called House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Majority leader Harry 1 Reid, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi following his re-election.
2. Official said 39 people were killed in a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Guatemala. There are also reports of landslides 2 in a town near the northwest border of Mexico.
3. A nor'easter is threatening New York and New Jersey 3. Thousands of people in low-lying neighborhoods swamped by superstorm Sandy are being warned to clear out. Forecasters expect rain, wet snow and 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts 4 in the storm-battered region.
4. And Penn State's former president is free on $125,000 unsecured bail 5 after being arraigned 6. Graham Spanier faces charges related to the child sex abuse case of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. The 64-year-old denies the allegations and claims he's being framed for political purposes.
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
山崩( landslide的名词复数 ); (山坡、悬崖等的)崩塌; 滑坡; (竞选中)一方选票占压倒性多数
- Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
- The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。
n.运动衫
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致,都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
一阵强风( gust的名词复数 ); (怒、笑等的)爆发; (感情的)迸发; 发作
- Her profuse skirt bosomed out with the gusts. 她的宽大的裙子被风吹得鼓鼓的。
- Turbulence is defined as a series of irregular gusts. 紊流定义为一组无规则的突风。
v.舀(水),保释;n.保证金,保释,保释人
- One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
- She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。