美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-12
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 Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has come face-to-face with the man who shot her. Jared Loughner has been sentenced to life in prison for the shooting that left six people dead at a Tucson shopping center.
2. It's still not over in Florida. The state is still counting ballots 1 from Tuesday's election. The results will not affect the outcome as President Obama has locked up re-election. But they could increase his victory margin 2 over Mitt 3 Romney.
3. First it was flood, now it's snow for New York and New Jersey 4. The states hammered by superstorm Sandy are having to deal with the nor'easter that knocked out power lines across the region.
4. A baboon 5 at an Israeli petting zoo has adopted a tiny kitten that recently strayed into its cage. The baboon has been caring for the kitten, stroking it and checking its fur for fleas 6.
n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )
- They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘
- We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
- The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
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.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。
n.狒狒
- A baboon is a large monkey that lives in Africa.狒狒是一种生活在非洲的大猴子。
- As long as the baboon holds on to what it wants,it's trapped.只要狒狒紧抓住想要的东西不放手，它就会被牢牢困住。