美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-11-15
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2015（十一）月
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Across the country, service members are being honored for their sacrifice on Veterans Day. President Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown in Arlington, and said he is devoted 1 to providing better care for veterans.
All 9 people on board a plane that crashed in the small neighborhood in Akron, Ohio on Tuesday have died. 7 passengers were from a Florida real estate investment firm. 2 pilots were also killed upon impact.
The Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi was hit by a massive flooding after heavy rains in the area. The flooding has forced Russian president Vladimir Putin to postpone 2 a meeting involving doping allegations in the recent World Anti-Doping Agency commissioner 3 report.
And in India, families celebrated 4 Diwali, the festival of lights, one of the most important festivals in the Hindu calendar. Lamp, lighting 5 and fireworks were set off as the festival symbolizes 6 the triumph of good over evil.
Emily Roseman, Associated Press with AP News Minute.
adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的
- He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
- We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
v.延期，推迟
- I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
- She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。
n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光
- The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
- The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
v.象征，作为…的象征( symbolize的第三人称单数 )
- The use of light and dark symbolizes good and evil. 用光明与黑暗来象征善与恶。
- She likes olive because It'symbolizes peace. 她喜欢橄榄色因为它象征着和平。 来自《简明英汉词典》