时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2011(一月)


英语课

1. President Barack Obama is calling abortion 1 a constitutional right that he's committed to protecting. Saturday is the 38th anniversary of Roe 2 v. Wade 3. Obama also says he remains 4 committed to policies designed to prevent unintended pregnancies 5.


 


2. Former vice 6 presidential candidate R. Sargent Shriver was remembered today for being courageous 7 and idealistic. Former President Clinton spoke 8 at his funeral and performers Bono, Wyclef Jean and Vanessa Williams sang at the ceremony.


 


3. A vigil was held today in Tunisia for all of those killed in the mass protesting that led to the removal of the country's president. Meantime the US is encouraging swift political reform there.


 


4. Men in Belgium are wearing their disgust over the lack of a proper government on their faces. Many are growing beards to protest the situation there. They are even organizing a mass march of bearded men set for Sunday.



1 abortion
n.流产,堕胎
  • She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
  • A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。
2 roe
n.鱼卵;獐鹿
  • We will serve smoked cod's roe at the dinner.宴会上我们将上一道熏鳕鱼子。
  • I'll scramble some eggs with roe?我用鱼籽炒几个鸡蛋好吗?
3 wade
v.跋涉,涉水;n.跋涉
  • We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
  • We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。
4 remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
5 pregnancies
怀孕,妊娠( pregnancy的名词复数 )
  • Since the wartime population needed replenishment, pregnancies were a good sign. 最后一桩倒不失为好现象,战时人口正该补充。
  • She's had three pregnancies in four years. 她在四年中怀孕叁次。
6 vice
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
7 courageous
adj.勇敢的,有胆量的
  • We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
  • He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。
8 spoke
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
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acetylith
acid bating
aerial pollution
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ariptyelus auropilosus
Bart-Pumphrey syndrome
beaded cable
brandenstein
bread beetle
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buckwheat groats
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buy low sell high
Cyrtodactylus
deposit due from bank
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equilibrating
eruption of glanders
Essebsi
Ferrule alloy
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filament bundling protein
fluoro-copper-complex
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function of manager
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Glisson's disease
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H waveguide
Hamamelidaceae
have one's hands free
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job-lot method
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liu ch'ing niang
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