美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-01-16
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(一月)
英语课
1. With just a week to go until the presidential inauguration 1, event organizers held a dress rehearsal 2 in Washington to prepare for President Barack Obama’s swearing in ceremony and parade. The practice was complete with stand-ins for the president and the first lady.
2. Police in India say they have arrested six suspects in another gang rape 3 of a bus passenger. The driver ignored her stop request and took her to a desolate 4 location where they were met by five others who took turns raping 5 her.
3. Some 20,000 people marched through Moscow on Sunday to protest Russia’s new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children. Protesters carry posters of President Vladimir Putin and members of Russia’s parliament and shouted "shame on the scum".
4. In Seattle, nearly 6,000 people helped set a new record for the world’s largest snowball fight. Organizers say participants beat the old Guinness Book of Records total set last year in South Korea.
n.开幕、就职典礼
- The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
- Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。
n.排练，排演；练习
- I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
- You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
- The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
- He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
adj.荒凉的，荒芜的；孤独的，凄凉的；v.使荒芜，使孤寂
- The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
- We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。