美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-5-15
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2015(五)月
英语课
This is AP News Minute.
Officials are searching for a US military helicopter that went missing in Nepal while delivering earthquake aid to victims. Defense 1 officials say there is no indication the chopper crashed. The country was dealt its second major earthquake in less than 3 weeks Tuesday, killing 2 at least 30 people and injuring more than a thousand.
In Sochi, Russia, Secretary of State John Kerry talking diplomacy 3 with President Vladimir Putin and foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. Kerry hopes to gauge 4 Russia's support for enforcing a ceasefire in Ukraine and encourage Russia to support a political transition in Syria.
Verizon annoucing it will buy AOL for 4.4 billion dollars. In addition to its dwindling 5 Internet service, the communications giant will also gain control over all AOL-owned websites like the Huffington Post and TechCrunch.
In Houston, Texas, the city's zoo is preparing the grand opening of a new gorilla 6 exhibit--7 western lowland gorillas 7 have been brought to the Houston zoo, the first time the zoo has cared for the species in more than a decade.
Robert Bumsted, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕
- The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
- This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。
v.精确计量；估计；n.标准度量；计量器
- Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？
- It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。
adj.逐渐减少的v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的现在分词 )
- The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling. 地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority. 他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。 来自辞典例句
n.大猩猩，暴徒，打手
- I was awed by the huge gorilla.那只大猩猩使我惊惧。
- A gorilla is just a speechless animal.猩猩只不过是一种不会说话的动物。