美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-18
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1.Senate Democratic Leader Harry 2 Reid says South Dakota Democrat 1 Tim Johnson has shown significant improvement following his recent brain surgery, but he won't say whether or not Johnson has regained 3 consciousness.
2.British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a surprise visit to Iraq where he vowed 4 support for the fledgling democracy. It's his 6th visit to the country since the 2003 US-led invasion
3.Funeral services were held for 5 murdered prostitutes in eastern England. This as investigators 5 continue their search for the so-called Ipswich Ripper.
4.And look at him go. Professional bungee jumper AJ Hackett broke a world record with this 764-foot leap off China's Macao Tower.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. fledgling : ADJ
You use fledgling to describe a person, organization, or system that is new or without experience.
2. prostitute : N-COUNT
A prostitute is a person, usually a woman, who has sex with men in exchange for money.
3. bungee jumping : N=UNCOUNT
If someone goes bungee jumping, they jump from a high place such as a bridge or cliff with a long piece of strong elastic 6 cord tied around their ankle connecting them to the bridge or cliff.
- The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
- About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
- The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
- She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》