美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-03-16
时间:2019-02-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2013(三月)
英语课
1.Cardinals 1 are deciding on the new Pope. Thousands waiting in the chilly 2 rain in St. Peter's Square have no trouble waiting this morning's black smoke, no one election at this time.
2.The House is expected to vote on a bill that would block the Obama administration from waiving 3 work requirements in the 1996 welfare reform law. The administration says the requirements make it difficult to place welfare recipients 4 in jobs.
3.Several high-level government officials cancel their plans to attend next expo on the latest border security technology in Phoenix 5. And many vendors 6 worry budget cuts could mean less money to go around until Congress agrees on a plan to free up funds.
4.And the teenager possession with mobile phones is apparently 7 anywhere you go. Increasingly, those phones are smart phones. According to a new survey one in four young people are using their cell phones as the primary way to access the Internet.
红衣主教( cardinal的名词复数 ); 红衣凤头鸟(见于北美,雄鸟为鲜红色); 基数
- cardinals in scarlet robes 身披红袍的枢机主教
- A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope. 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。
adj.凉快的,寒冷的
- I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
- I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后,寒气逼人。
v.宣布放弃( waive的现在分词 );搁置;推迟;放弃(权利、要求等)
- Other steps suggested included waiving late payment charges, making quicker loan decisions and easing loan terms. 其他测试还包括免去滞纳金,尽快做出贷款决定和放宽贷款条件。 来自互联网
- Stuyvesant Town offers the same perk on some apartments, along waiving the broker's fee. StuyvesantTown对于他们出租的某些房子也提供同样的好处,顺带还省略了中介费。 来自互联网
adj.接受的;受领的;容纳的;愿意接受的n.收件人;接受者;受领者;接受器
- The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者名单登在报上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
n.凤凰,长生(不死)鸟;引申为重生
- The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
- The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。
n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 );小贩;(房屋等的)卖主;卖方
- The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
- At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时,界面标准也有利于软件开发商。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。