美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-01-13
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. Eleven people were seriously hurt after a ferry crashed into a dock in lower Manhattan. Passengers waiting to disembark were hurled 1 to the deck or into walls at impact. The cause of the accident is under investigation 2.
2. The New York City fire department says a crane collapsed 3 in the Borough 4 of Queens, injuring several people. Some of whom have been hospitalized. The equipment is described as a mobile crane unit.
3. The Washington National Cathedral will soon begin hosting same-sex marriages. Cathedral officials say the church will be among the first Episcopal congregations to implement 5 a new rite 6 of marriage for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender members.
4. Scientists and broadcasters say they have captured video images of a giant squid in its natural habitat for the first time. That nine-foot sea animal was filmed from an underwater research vehicle in the Pacific last summer.
v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂
- He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
- The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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。
adj.倒塌的
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
n.享有自治权的市镇；(英)自治市镇
- He was slated for borough president.他被提名做自治区主席。
- That's what happened to Harry Barritt of London's Bromley borough.住在伦敦的布罗姆利自治市的哈里.巴里特就经历了此事。
n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行
- Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
- The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。