AP 2012-07-16
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(七月)
英语课
1. Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials hushed up child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky. That's according to a scathing 1 report issued today on the scandal. The 267-page report is the result of an eight-month inquiry 2 by former FBI director Louis Freeh.
2. French officials say that two people remain unaccounted for in an Alpine 3 avalanche 4. Nine people were killed and 12 others were hurt. Rescue efforts have been hampered 5 by the possibility of more avalanches 6.
3. Despite concerns by residents, the British army will be putting missiles on the rooftop of a London apartment building. It's part of security for the Summer Olympics which start July 27th.
4. It's a rare sight in New York City - the sunset perfectly 7 aligned 8 with the street grid 9 of Manhattan on a night where clouds don't block the view. It happened last night and it's expected to happen again tonight.
adj.（言词、文章）严厉的，尖刻的；不留情的adv.严厉地，尖刻地v.伤害，损害（尤指使之枯萎）( scathe的现在分词)
- a scathing attack on the new management 针对新的管理层的猛烈抨击
- Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime. 她的演讲强烈指责了政府在犯罪问题上的表现。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
- Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
- The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
adj.高山的；n.高山植物
- Alpine flowers are abundant there.那里有很多高山地带的花。
- Its main attractions are alpine lakes and waterfalls .它以高山湖泊和瀑布群为主要特色。
n.雪崩，大量涌来
- They were killed by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.他们在瑞士阿尔卑斯山的一次雪崩中罹难。
- Higher still the snow was ready to avalanche.在更高处积雪随时都会崩塌。
妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )
- The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
- So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。
n.雪崩( avalanche的名词复数 )
- The greatest dangers of pyroclastic avalanches are probably heat and suffocation. 火成碎屑崩落的最大危害可能是炽热和窒息作用。 来自辞典例句
- Avalanches poured down on the tracks and rails were spread. 雪崩压满了轨道，铁轨被弄得四分五裂。 来自辞典例句
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
- The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
- Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。