美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-09-12
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(九)月
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Joan Rivers has received the kind of star-studded sendoff she always said she wanted. Howard Stern delivered the eulogy 1 at the comedienne's funeral in New York Sunday while Broadway stars sang and bagpipers played "New York, New York" on the street as mourners filed out. Rivers died Thursday at 81.
President Barack Obama says he will begin laying out a strategy this week to defeat Islamic State militants 2 in the Middle East. The president plans to meet with congressional leaders Tuesday and follow with a speech to the nation on Wednesday.
The British government plans to offer Scotland more financial autonomy in the coming days as polls predict a very close call in the outcoming referendum on Scottish independence. The news survey shows Scottish voters are almost evenly split, making it too close to call.
And an amateur Enlish treasure hunter uncovers a rare coin in a Nottinghamshire farmer's field. The 3-penny coin bearing the date 1652 is expected to sell for up to 1.6 million dollars at auction 3.
Suzanne Yee Gaffney, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.
n.颂词；颂扬
- He needs no eulogy from me or from any other man. 他不需要我或者任何一个人来称颂。
- Mr.Garth gave a long eulogy about their achievements in the research.加思先生对他们的研究成果大大地颂扬了一番。
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。