时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2010(七月)


英语课

1. Ships are heading back to resume work on the leaking oil well in the Gulf 1 after the remnants of Tropical Storm Bonnie have breezed past. Dozens of vessels 2 evacuated 3 the areas as the storm bore down. It weakened to a tropical depression before moving over the well.


 


2. German police have raised the death toll 4 to more than a dozen in a stampede inside a tunnel crowded with techno music fans. Police say dozens more were injured. They're still trying to determine exactly what happened at Love Parade music festival.


 


3. A Canadian air force jet crashed and exploded in a ball of flames during a training run for an air show. The pilot was able to eject from the plummeting 5 plane before it hit the runway. He is treated and released from a hospital.


 


4. A week after Argentina legalized same-sex marriage, the Ministry 6 of Tourism hosted a "Winter Queer Tango Festival." The gay tango movement started five years ago, setting up to show that dance does not always have to involve a man and a woman



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 vessels
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 );船;容器;(具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的)人
  • The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3 evacuated
撤退者的
  • Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
  • The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
4 toll
n.过路(桥)费;损失,伤亡人数;v.敲(钟)
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
5 plummeting
v.垂直落下,骤然跌落( plummet的现在分词 )
  • Prices are rising, falling, going up, going down, shooting up, plummeting, etc. 物价在上涨、下跌、上升、下落、猛然上涨、骤然下跌等。 来自辞典例句
  • The enemy plane went plummeting into the sea. 敌机直直掉进海里。 来自辞典例句
6 ministry
n.(政府的)部;牧师
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
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