美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-26
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. On Santa's busiest day, he is getting a little help from postal 1 workers in Washington DC. Some employees gathered today to make sure all the last-minute express packages got delivered in time for the holiday.
2. It was a white Christmas for US troops in Afghanistan as more than 6 inches of snow fell near Kabul. Soldiers say they are feeling the spirit of Christmas despite being thousands of miles away from loved ones.
3. New Yorkers are reacting with sadness to the death of James Brown. The Godfather of Soul influenced generations of musicians across a range of genre 2s from rap 4 to rock with his revolutionary rhythms, rough voice and flashy footwork.
4. This surfing Santa is braving the freezing cold waters near Niagara Falls. The brave businessman puts on a Santa suit each year and takes to the water to raise money for troubled teens and homeless charities.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. genre : N-COUNT
A genre is a particular type of literature, painting, music, film, or other art form which people consider as a class because it has special characteristics.
2. flashy : ADJ
If you describe a person or thing as flashy, you mean they are smart and noticeable, but in a rather vulgar 5 way.
3. footwork : N-UNCOUNT
Footwork is the way in which you move your feet, especially in sports such as boxing, football, or tennis, or in dancing
- A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
- Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。
- My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
- Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看， 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。
- Novel and short story are different genres. 长篇小说和短篇小说是不同的类别。
- But confusions over the two genres have a long history. 但是类型的混淆，古已有之。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译