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


英语课

1. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says North Korea's sinking of a South Korean warship 1 has created a highly precarious 2 security situation in the region. She says the Obama administration is working hard to prevent an escalation 3 of tension that could lead to conflict.


2. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal says his state is working on a chain of sand berms that would skirt the state's coastline. The berms would be made with sandbags. The hope is that they would close the door on the oil spill pouring from a busted 4 well 50 miles off the Louisiana coast.


3. Masked men and security forces are trading gunfire in a barricaded 5 slum in Jamaica's capital. The government has declared a state of emergency. Local media say at least two people have been wounded in the violence, both are security officers.


4. Police say the husband of deceased actress Brittany Murphy has died. Screenwriter Simon Monjack's body was found Sunday night at his home in the Hollywood Hills. Officers continue to investigate, but police say it looks like natural causes. Monjack's death comes five months after the death of his wife.

 



1 warship
n.军舰,战舰
  • He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。
  • The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。
2 precarious
adj.不安定的,靠不住的;根据不足的
  • Our financial situation had become precarious.我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。
  • He earned a precarious living as an artist.作为一个艺术家,他过得是朝不保夕的生活。
3 escalation
n.扩大,增加
  • The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
  • Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句
4 busted
设路障于,以障碍物阻塞( barricade的过去式和过去分词 ); 设路障[防御工事]保卫或固守
  • The police barricaded the entrance. 警方在入口处设置了路障。
  • The doors had been barricaded. 门都被堵住了。
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