时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2010(四月)


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1. The death toll 1 from this weekend’s tornados 2 across the South continues to grow. At least ten people died in rural Mississippi. Another two deaths in Alabama are blamed on the storms. Hundreds of homes were damaged. The tornados carved a path of destruction from Louisiana to east-central Mississippi.


2. Two Illinois lawmakers say violence has become so rampant 3 in Chicago that the National Guard must be called into help. The request comes after a surge in violent crime, including a night last week that saw seven people killed, 18 others wounded. In all, Chicago has already seen 113 homicides this year.


3. Activists 4 are calling on President Obama to fight a new Arizona immigration law. The law requires police officers to question people about their immigration status. If there is reasonable suspicion, they’re in the country illegally. More than 3500 protesters were at the Arizona State Capitol Sunday, showing their opposition 5 to the law.


4. The manager for one of Spain's top bullfighters says the matador 6 remains 7 in serious condition after being gored 8 during a fight in Mexico. Jose Tomas lost up to 17 pints 9 of blood after an 1100-pound bull gored him in the groin. Tomas was operated on at the arena 10, and then again at a hospital for more than three hours.


 



1 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。
2 tornados
n.龙卷风,旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
  • And the national weather service reports several tornados touch down. 国家气象中心报告预测龙卷风将来袭。 来自互联网
  • They had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes. 他们存有关于闪电、龙卷风和飓风的电影胶片。 来自互联网
3 rampant
adj.(植物)蔓生的;狂暴的,无约束的
  • Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。
  • You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。
4 activists
n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家( activist的名词复数 )
  • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
  • Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 opposition
n.反对,敌对
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
6 matador
n.斗牛士
  • The matador and bull performed wonderfully in the ring.斗牛士和公牛在斗牛场中进行阗精彩的表演。
  • The matador had a narrow escape.这个斗牛士真是死里逃生。
7 remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
8 gored
v.(动物)用角撞伤,用牙刺破( gore的过去式和过去分词 )
  • He was gored by a bull. 他被公牛顶伤。
  • The bull gored the farmer to death. 公牛用角把农夫抵死了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 pints
n.品脱( pint的名词复数 );一品脱啤酒
  • I drew off three pints of beer from the barrel. 我从酒桶里抽出三品脱啤酒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Two pints today, please. 今天请来两品脱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 arena
n.竞技场,运动场所;竞争场所,舞台
  • She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
  • He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。
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Alserin
amoeboidmovement
antisymmetrical potential
apoyan
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automatic acquisition
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bimetal time-delay relay
Bituca
blissfully
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e-forum
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ellan
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favourable prognosis
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scyto-
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spot planting
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utero placental vein
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