AP 2012-03-12
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(三月)
英语课
1. A top-ranking Syrian official says he is defecting to the opposition 1, protesting what he calls the brutal 2 crackdown on dissidents. The move comes as the UN humanitarian 3 chief said she was taken aback by what she saw in one of the hardest hit areas of Homs. The UN says more than 7500 people have been killed in the yearlong violence.
2. A new AP-GFK poll suggests Americans are still cool to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul 4 law. Soon after the law passed in 2010, nearly half said they expected the quality of their care to worsen. Now only about a third say that's their worry.
3. Residents in Abbeville, South Carolina are returning home after a train derailment prompted a half-mile evacuation. No one was hurt when more than two dozen cars of a CSX train ran off the tracks around 4:30 am. One of the cars was carrying methanol. But so far there's no indication any leaked.
4. And Peyton Manning is getting an early glimpse into life as a free agent. He's back home in Miami and is already being peppered with questions about his next landing spot.
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。
adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。