时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:万花筒2009年


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London skyline on Monday, many of its landmarks 1 capped in snow. Forecasters said it was the heaviest snowfall for six years, and strongly advised people to stay home.


 


Motorists faced a uphill struggle. Others using public transport  found the entire London bus system closed and many train services cancelled. Those that did make it into the capital faced a long walk to the office.


 


'Well, it was really a bit of a challenge 2. I had to walk three miles to the station, but then I was lucky that there was a train waiting in the station, so I got on there, for it was stuck there for about ten minutes, but three quarters of an hour later, I was at Farringdon, and now I've got about a half-hour walk to the office.'


 


Some thought it as a good excuse not to go to work.


 


"I think it's great. I don’t want to be in the office."


 


"It's inconvenient 3."


 


That's probably what Chinese Premier 4 Wen Jiabao thought as he arrived in London for talks with Gordon Brown. The two leaders managed to breeze 5 smile to camera before disappearing behind the door of No. 10.


 


The UK is experiencing the coldest winter for 13 years, with temperatures said to fall further over the next few weeks.


 


Hayley Platt , Reuters.


 



1 landmarks
n.陆标( landmark的名词复数 );目标;(标志重要阶段的)里程碑 ~ (in sth);有历史意义的建筑物(或遗址)
  • The book stands out as one of the notable landmarks in the progress of modern science. 这部著作是现代科学发展史上著名的里程碑之一。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The baby was one of the big landmarks in our relationship. 孩子的出世是我们俩关系中的一个重要转折点。 来自辞典例句
2 challenge
n.挑战;v.向...挑战
  • The job doesn't really challenge him.这项工作不能真正地考验他。
  • She looked at me with challenge.她带着挑战的目光看着我。
3 inconvenient
adj.不方便的,令人感到麻烦的
  • You have come at a very inconvenient time.你来得最不适时。
  • Will it be inconvenient for him to attend that meeting?他参加那次会议会不方便吗?
4 premier
adj.首要的;n.总理,首相
  • The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
  • He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
5 breeze
n.微风;轻而易举的事;vi.来去匆匆,急速走
  • A little breeze is blowing in from the window.微风从窗户里吹进来。
  • The clouds are pale and a light breeze is blowing.云淡风轻。
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0454
air-pocket
anemometer air speed meter
artificial lakes
aver-
Baghwana
ballroomology
bioconcentrations
bioroenosis
Bo Diddley beats
bootjacks
brachydomal hemipinacoid
carriage of passengers by sea
Chinese dove tree
CHIRONEMIDAE
clapson
convergent noz
cooling loss
corrosive impurity
creolising
Cronin Lowe butter
developmental biologies
dichromate titration
dishwaters
dividends receivable account
ECMOV
edward puseys
elimi
enolate anion
equilibrium of static equilibrium
faceted spur
fifty-second
flood forecast service
food-processors
football match
frozen meat
give points to someone
grid inverse
Gubdor
hardware lock
haut ton
heavily-framed bow
hesperinic
hidden stack
horned goat
house-movings
human-centric BPM
imaging optics
in-test
injector wall
Jackson's syndrome
Juncus ochraceus
King Ranch
knawvshawl
know beans about
laser height accuracy
mobile payments service
monetary unit
multiplexer polling
neeleman
neu'ropathol'ogist
Nicol crossed
northern bog lemmings
One-man picture
oxyprolinemia
pahoechoe
paleologism
parent gelatin
passive sounding
permanent base-plate
perprimam
phenylethy-lamine
plagiohedral
puppet-like
pure deformation
radiotelegram
rental receipts
reservation wages
revertability
Rhinoseptoplasty
RPMI-1640
seger nimber
selenomethyl-19-norcholesterol
self-gating
skinful
speaking ability
spinning reserves
spiritus menthae viridis
step-like rates
stylobat (gehlenite)
subroutine area
tang baos
tattoo dance (borneo)
tea chest
tolamex
ultimate hydrogen acceptor
unmelodious
was at an end
welfarite
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