美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-15
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. Former CIA Director David Petraeus' extra-marital affair will be the subject of meetings between Congressional and Intelligence community leaders. Petraeus was supposed to testify this week about the attack on the US consulate 1 in Benghazi, Libya. But he resigned because of the affair on Friday.
2. The Israeli military says it has scored direct hits on targets in Syria after responding to stray mortar 2 fire. It's believed the mortars 3 are coming from fighting in Syria's civil war. Israel says the shells do not appear to be aimed at Israeli targets.
3. The puppeteer 4 who performs as Elmo on Sesame Street is taking a leave of absence after allegations that he had relationship with a 16-year-old boy several years ago. Sesame workshop says its investigation 5 found no evidence to back up the charges against the puppeteer.
4. An injured Koala was found with burnt paws and singed 6 furs Monday, following a massive bush fire in Australia. The fire has destroyed about 5000 acres, but no other injuries have been reported.
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。
n.灰浆，灰泥；迫击炮；v.把…用灰浆涂接合
- The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
- The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。
n.迫击炮( mortar的名词复数 )；砂浆；房产；研钵
- They could not move their heavy mortars over the swampy ground. 他们无法把重型迫击炮移过那片沼泽地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Where the hell are his mortars? 他有迫击炮吗？ 来自教父部分
n.操纵木偶的人，操纵傀儡
- Mr. Sullivan is a professional puppeteer.沙利文先生是一位专业的木偶戏表演者。
- One puppeteer controls the doll's head,face,and right hand.一个表演者控制木偶的头部，面部和右手。
n.调查，调查研究
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。