时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2011(二月)


英语课

1. There are signs of cracks in Moammar Gadhafi's regime after more than 40 years as Libya’s ruler. Libya's own ambassadors at the UN are calling for him to step down. The justice minister has resigned to protest the excessive use of force against protesters.


 


2. The Republican leader of the Wisconsin state Senate says there will be no vote on a bill taking away union rights for government workers until Democrats 1 return. He says he will not attempt to pass any portions of the bill without Democrats who left town last week.


 


3. The stepmother of a disabled North Carolina girl has been indicted 2 on a murder charge in the child’s death. A grand jury indicted Elisa Baker 3 on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Zahra Baker.


 


4. And all the buzz at Fashion Week in London isn’t about anyone attending the catwalk shows. Everyone is talking about and speculating on who is designing the much anticipated wedding dress for Kate Middleton, the soon-to-be wife of Britain’s Prince Williams.



1 democrats
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 indicted
控告,起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )
  • The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
  • He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。
3 baker
n.面包师
  • The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
  • The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。
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