美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-06-12
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(六)月
英语课
1. Ten gunmen disguised as police guards and armed with machine guns and a rocket launcher attacked Pakistan’s busiest airport on Sunday during a siege that killed at least 18 people. The attack came as government-led peace talks with the local Taliban faction 1 and other militants 2 have floundered in recent weeks.
2. Las Vegas police said they are still investigating the motive 3 behind a shooting spree that left two police officers, a third victim in the two attackers dead. The names of the suspects have not been released.
3. Supporters of a prominent leader of Venezuela’s opposition 4 whose arrest has drawn 5 international condonation 6 gathered in the capital to demand his release. Leopoldo Lopez will remain in jail until his trial on charges of inciting 7 violence at anti-government demonstrations 8 earlier this year.
4. 1600 pandas made from recycle paper arrived in Hongkong on Monday. The paper mache pandas were first made by a French artist since 2008, working with the World Wildlife Fund to raise awareness 9 of dwindling 10 panda populations.
n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争
- Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
- I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。
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。
n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的
- The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
- He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
n.反对，敌对
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
- All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
- Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
刺激的，煽动的
- What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。
- He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。
证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威
- Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
- The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智
- There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
- Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。