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


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1. Chinese President Hu Jintao has arrived in the US. The visit will come with full pomp and circumstance, and is designed to calm tensions between the two nations.


 


2. A senate candidate in Haiti says former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier is headed to court. Duvalier didn't say anything as he left his hotel in the company of police officers. Since he returned from exile, there have been calls to charge him with atrocities 1 committed during his 15-year rule.


 


3. Camden, New Jersey 2 is losing about half of its police force. The impoverished 3 city is expected to cut almost 400 government workers including the officers and one-third of the city's firefighters.


 


4. And not enough iced coffee for you in a Starbucks venti? The company is rolling out a 31-ounce "Trenta" size. That's just under a quart of java.



1 atrocities
n.邪恶,暴行( atrocity的名词复数 );滔天大罪
  • They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2 jersey
n.运动衫
  • He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
  • They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致,都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
3 impoverished
adj.穷困的,无力的,用尽了的v.使(某人)贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 );使(某物)贫瘠或恶化
  • the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
  • They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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