时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2010(六月)


英语课

1. President Barack Obama says General David Petraeus will assume the role of top US commander in Afghanistan. This after General Stanley McChrystal tendered his resignation, following biting comments he made about the president and his aides in a magazine article.


2. A setback 1 has more oil gushing 2 into the Gulf 3. A BP spokesman says crews had removed the cap which has been limiting the oil flow after a robot bumped a venting 4 system. BP says crews will put the cap back onto the damaged well as quickly as possible.


3. A magnitude-5.0 earthquake struck the Ontario-Quebec border region of Canada on Wednesday. The tremor 5 sent people running during a news conference in Ottawa.


4. The US advances to the second round of the World Cup with a win over Algeria. England also advances after beating Slovenia.

Rather than Love, than Money, than Faith, than Fame, than Fairness, Give me Truth!


 



1 setback
n.退步,挫折,挫败
  • Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
  • She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。
2 gushing
adj.迸出的;涌出的;喷出的;过分热情的v.喷,涌( gush的现在分词 );滔滔不绝地说话
  • blood gushing from a wound 从伤口冒出的血
  • The young mother was gushing over a baby. 那位年轻的母亲正喋喋不休地和婴儿说话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 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。
4 venting
消除; 泄去; 排去; 通风
  • But, unexpectedly, he started venting his spleen on her. 哪知道,老头子说着说着绕到她身上来。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
  • So now he's venting his anger on me. 哦,我这才知道原来还是怄我的气。
5 tremor
n.震动,颤动,战栗,兴奋,地震
  • There was a slight tremor in his voice.他的声音有点颤抖。
  • A slight earth tremor was felt in California.加利福尼亚发生了轻微的地震。
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archeobacteria
association francaise des utilisateurs d
automerization
background diabetic retinopathy
Barbarea vulgaris
be proficient in
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Beernem
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Briggsville
Burberry
canary-pox virus
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carboxylases
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De-graafina
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Erlangga
fire-refining copper
fluobenzene
foetal mortality
four-high reversing cold mill
full dose
general problem solver (gps)
haplopetalous
higher-wage
histograph
hydro cone crusher
income per head
information work automation
injection valve opening pressure
Interferon-gamma
IP video
juttae
Kid, Thomas
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meameros
mentmore
middle-value
mnemonize
mortie
multipoint earth
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nonleaf node
notify-address
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one may as well hang for a sheep as a lamb
otaman
paper bag machine
parallel roller
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peronospora destructor (berkeley) caspary
phyllactinia imperialia miyabe
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raise the market on
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Shigella arabinotarda type A
smoothable combinatorial manifold
solar coronal hole
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vanadium(iii) hydroxide
Vinh Binh, Tinh
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