美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-16
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(十月)
英语课
1. The Senate was in session Sunday, but there is little to indicate a resolution is at hand for the partial government shutdown. Democrats 1 criticized their Republican colleagues, accusing them of blocking attempts to find a compromise to end the budget impasse 2.
2. A crowd took down barriers of the World War II Memorial in Washington. Sarah Palin and Tea Party-aligned Republican senators said the responsibility for the shutdown lies with President Barack Obama.
3. Police say a stampede by masses of Hindu worshippers crossing a bridge to a temple in central India left dozens of people dead. An official said the chaos 3 broke out as rumors 4 spread that the bridge was collapsing 5 over the river.
4. And Britain's most venomous spider is spreading across the country according to a new report. While they can cause allergic 6 reaction, the noble false widow isn't as dangerous as its cousin, the black widow.
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.僵局；死路
- The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。
- Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。
n.混乱，无秩序
- After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
- The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷
- Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
压扁[平]，毁坏，断裂
- Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
- The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。