时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2010(五月)


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The amount of oil siphoned by a-mile-long tube been inserted into a leaking well in the Gulf 1 of Mexico ,has sharply dropped off in the past day.A BP spokesman says the siphon collected more than 57,000 gallons of oil during the past 24 hours ,BP says the Friday the tube will sucking up more than 92,000 gallons a day .


Investigators 2 have found the Cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder ,and the wreckage 3 of that Air-Indian flight ,they are hoping the black boxes will provide clues as the quiet plane overshot the runway Saturday . killing 4 all but 8 of 166 people on board.


Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the international space station late Sunday morning after a week together ,Atlantis will return to earth on Wednesday ending its last mission in space.


A spokeswomen from Duchess of York says  Sarah Ferguson is devastated 5. After being caught on video apparently 6 offering to sell access to her ex-husband Prince Andrew , the spokeswoman confirms that the video posted on the tabloid 7 news of the world website, is authentic 8.

 



1 gulf
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
2 investigators
n.调查者,审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 wreckage
n.(失事飞机等的)残骸,破坏,毁坏
  • They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
  • New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。
4 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。
5 devastated
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词);摧毁;毁灭;在感情上(精神上、财务上等)压垮adj.毁坏的;极为震惊的
  • The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
  • His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
6 apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
7 tabloid
adj.轰动性的,庸俗的;n.小报,文摘
  • He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.他口头对小报新闻进行了抨击。
  • He believes that the tabloid press has behaved disgracefully.他认为小报媒体的行为不太光彩。
8 authentic
a.真的,真正的;可靠的,可信的,有根据的
  • This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
  • Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。
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