AP 2011-11-25
时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2011(十一月)
英语课
1. Republicans and Democrats 1 are blaming each other after the super committee failed to reach a deficit 2 reduction deal. President Obama warns that he'll veto any attempt to undo 3 spending cuts that are now set to go into effect.
2. Protests are continuing at the University of California, Davis where campus police pepper-sprayed students last week. The campus police chief is now on administrative 4 leave.
3. Huge crowds of Egyptians are pouring into Cairo's Tahrir Square, demanding the country's military rulers step down. At least 29 people have died in this latest revolt.
4. And Hurricane Kenneth is gaining strength from the Pacific. It's now a category 3 storm. Forecasters say it's no threat to land.
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 deficit
n.亏空,亏损;赤字,逆差
- The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
- We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
3 undo
vt.解开,松开;取消,撤销
- His pride will undo him some day.他的傲慢总有一天会毁了他。
- I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel.我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。
4 administrative
adj.行政的,管理的
- The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
- He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。