美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-06-14
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. Police in Oregon say a gunman fatally shot a student at a high school near Portland. Authorities said Tuesday, the suspect was also dead and the situation is now stabilized 1, but no word on the motive 2.
2. Gunmen in Pakistan attacked a training facility for airport police near the Karachi Airport, forcing a temporary suspension of flights and triggering a brief shootout with security forces. This comes just days after a Taliban assault on the country’s busiest airfield 3.
3. General Motor CEO says a thorough review of safety issues at the company has not turned up any more serious problems. The announcement came ahead of GM’s annual shareholders 4 meeting.
4. And former conjoined twins, Emily and Caitlin Copeland, are celebrating their 18th birthday today. They were born joined at the liver. But a successful separation surgery allowed them to lead normal lives and graduate co-valedictorians from a Huston High School.
v.（使）稳定， （使）稳固( stabilize的过去式和过去分词 )
- The patient's condition stabilized. 患者的病情稳定下来。
- His blood pressure has stabilized. 他的血压已经稳定下来了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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.飞机场
- The foreign guests were motored from the airfield to the hotel.用车把外宾从机场送到旅馆。
- The airfield was seized by enemy troops.机场被敌军占领。
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
- The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
- the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任