美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-12
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(十二月)
英语课
1. The big snow and ice storm heading up the east coast is making a mess for anyone on the go. Sunday, the storm dropped heavy snow and ice on eastern and mid 1 Atlantic states.
2. Scores of world leaders are arriving South Africa for Tuesday’s memorial service for Nelson Mandela. More than 80,000 people are expected to attend the memorial.
3. A commuter 2 train hit a fuel tanker 3 truck in Indonesia Monday, causing a huge fireball and killed at least 7 people.
4. And opera star Martina Arroyo 4, jazz musician Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel, Shirley MacLaine and Carlos Santana all received the Kennedy Centre Honours in Washington Sunday night.
adj.中央的，中间的
- Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
- He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。
n.(尤指市郊之间)乘公交车辆上下班者
- Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。
- She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。
n.油轮
- The tanker took on 200,000 barrels of crude oil.油轮装载了二十万桶原油。
- Heavy seas had pounded the tanker into three parts.汹涌的巨浪把油轮撞成三载。