时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2008年(二)月


英语课

1. There are contrasting views on the economy. President Bush denies the country is heading into a recession, but admits his concern about slowing economic growth. Meantime, Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama says the economy is on the brink 1 of a recession, and blames Republican policies.


 


2. The FBI is investigating whether Roger Clemens lied to Congress when he denied taking performance-enhancing drugs. The probe could result in perjury 2 or obstruction 3 of justice charges against the All-Star pitcher 4.


 


3. Prince Harry 5 is serving on the front lines in Afghanistan. The third in line to the British throne has been there since December. Officials confirmed the deployment 6 after details were leaked by an Australian magazine and German newspaper.


 


4. A German zoo is showing off its adorable addition. Check out this polar bear cub 7. His name is Wilbaer and he was born December, 10th.


 


 



1 brink
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘,边沿
  • The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
  • The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。
2 perjury
n.伪证;伪证罪
  • You'll be punished if you procure the witness to commit perjury.如果你诱使证人作伪证,你要受罚的。
  • She appeared in court on a perjury charge.她因被指控做了伪证而出庭受审。
3 obstruction
n.阻塞,堵塞;障碍物
  • She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.她被指控妨碍警察执行任务。
  • The road was cleared from obstruction.那条路已被清除了障碍。
4 pitcher
n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐;(棒球)投手
  • He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
  • Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。
5 harry
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
6 deployment
n. 部署,展开
  • He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
  • Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。
7 cub
n.幼兽,年轻无经验的人
  • The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
  • The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。
学英语单词
anglets
Annes
atrophia choroideae et retinae
b'
bark favus
bi-sexual
Boothville
character master
chemical delinting of cotton seed
Chinese database
clocked control
computer intrusion
consistency controller
continuous vacuum stuffer
craniate
crystal coating
Dirichlet test for convergence
disseminated anergic cutaneous leishmaniasis
earthshine
ecological differentiation
ephemeric
ethylene bromide
Eurya lanciformis
ever green
family of procreation
fanfare horn
far field cassegrainian antenna
fossati
FTRG
genus Mesohippus
genus vanguerias
gland ring
gutter tool
horse hair combings
hotel-casino
ICOC
java directory access protocol
jurisdictional reach
La Tinajas
leveling instrument
lincloth
Lintlaw
litzenberger
macrosclere
malasada
Mangun
Matas' operation
mathi
milli-kelvin
murling
natural key
non-linear photoexcitation
number of temperature control zones
oil spill
operating ceiling
or as original
paper-grade talc
paragenetic rule
parcel shelf
park-view
polymer effect
Portuguesa, R.
Poyang
pre-crashes
pregnatrienes
propheromone,prepheromone
propontocypris clara
proton-gamma resonance
public water supply
publish and be damned
pursepicker
quadratmeter
quasi-superheavy element
raw materials and supplies
Razmak
repete
revascularized free omentum flap grafting
round plane mirror
schulenbergite
screen-tested
selected erosion
single-ended tube
smooth brome
spill volume
static procedure
steam distilled wood turpentine
subvocalize
Swertia longipes
Syringa vulgaris
ternlet
thermodynamic change
time report
top head flange
toxomycin
tramson
truth to life
turbine-propeller engine
unimpressionability
useful exposure range
vim and vigor
vomer bones
window opening