时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2010(三月)


英语课

1. A beaming President Barack Obama signed a historic 938-billion-dollar health care overhaul 1 bill. It guarantees coverage 2 for 32 million uninsured Americans and represents the biggest accomplishment 3 of his presidency 4.


 


2. Attorneys general from 13 states are suing the federal government to stop the massive health care overhaul, claiming it's unconstitutional. The lawsuit 5 was filed in Pensacola, Florida.


 


3. The former Alabama University professor accused of opening fire on her colleagues last month, killing 6 three, made her first court appearance Tuesday. Amy Bishop 7 was denied bond.


 


4. What a mess! Police say someone has dumped hundreds of breads, bagels and buns along a river in Muncie, Indiana. The baked goods were tied to a nearby café. Restaurant managers are investigating.


 



1 overhaul
v./n.大修,仔细检查
  • Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
  • It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知,铁路系统需要大检修。
2 coverage
n.报导,保险范围,保险额,范围,覆盖
  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
3 accomplishment
n.完成,成就,(pl.)造诣,技能
  • The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
  • Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标,钱是至关重要的。
4 presidency
n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期)
  • Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
5 lawsuit
n.诉讼,控诉
  • They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
  • He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。
6 killing
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
7 bishop
n.主教,(国际象棋)象
  • He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
  • Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。
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