AP 2011-07-29
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(七月)
英语课
1. Republicans in the House released a two-track plan, increasing the nation's borrowing cap by a trillion dollars and then a larger increase next year. All depending on Congress passing cuts to programs like Medicaid.
2. The NFL Players Association approves the terms of a labor 1 agreement, ending a four-and-a-half months lockout. This comes after owners approved a deal but some issues were left unresolved for players.
3. That gunman in Norway confesses to bombing buildings in Oslo and opening fire at a youth camp. A prosecutor 2 says Anders Breivik was calm at a hearing, seemingly unaffected by what happened.
4. Police say an autopsy 3 has not determined 4 the cause of death for singer Amy Winehouse. The 27-year-old struggled with alcohol and drug abuse for years and was found dead on Saturday.
1 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
2 prosecutor
n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人
- The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
- The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
3 autopsy
n.尸体解剖；尸检
- They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。
- A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。
4 determined
adj.坚定的；有决心的
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。