AP 2011-11-24
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. The White House is urging Congress to act. That is the deficit 1 reduction super committee gets closer and closer to facing failure. The panel has until Wednesday to approve a plan with 1.2 trillion in deficit reduction.
2. Egypt's State Television says the cabinet has submitted its resignation to the ruling military council. The resignation comes amid growing protests against the ruling military.
3. The fallout from this pepper spray incident at the university of California Davis continues to work its way up the chain of command. The school's police chief has now been put on administrative 2 leave. The university's president also plans to assess law enforcement procedures on all 10 campuses.
4. And three-year-old Digby is recovering from serious surgery including a hip 3 replacement 4. This furry 5 patient is enjoying hydrotherapy. It's one of the key postoperative techniques offered to animals at this high-tech 6 hospital in the UK.
1 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。
2 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。
3 hip
n.臀部，髋；屋脊
- The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
- The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。
4 replacement
n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品
- We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
- They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。