AP 2011-10-31
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(十月)
英语课
1. President Barack Obama is trying to give some help for those with student loan debt. He says the executive actions will allow borrowers to get lower interest rate and will reduce their payments.
2. Hurricane Rina has weakened some as it nears Mexico. It's now a category one storm. However, forecasters say it could cause some trouble in southern Florida, where it's expected to pass early next week.
3. The digging continues in Turkey. Three people are rescued from the rubble 1 on Wednesday. However, officials say time is running out to find any more.
4. The Texas Rangers 2 will have to wait another day to try to wrap up their World Series win. Game six with the Cardinals 3 has been postponed 4 due to inclement 5 weather in St. Louis.
1 rubble
n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾
- After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
- After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
2 rangers
护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员
- Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
- Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
3 cardinals
红衣主教( cardinal的名词复数 )； 红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟为鲜红色）； 基数
- cardinals in scarlet robes 身披红袍的枢机主教
- A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope. 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。