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
acceptable use policies(AUP)
aconitic acid triester
Adeiri
adjustable spindle unit
anti-tarnish paper
Aragats Lerr
arrah (ara)
beachwear
bent tail dog
BF3 counter tube
boat necked
Bolger
bourette yarn
carbohydrate requirement
cattaneo
Changzhou
charming manners
chronogrammatically
club swing
code designation
colombin
complacently
corporealization
cough ... up
crankcase section
creamy white
croisant
dachs
Debye, Peter Joseph William
description of final design
dicentra
dream job
dSPTPases
earth phantom circuit
electron atom ratio
equalization aid
fingermath
forecastle space
fusible alloy
gender appropriate behavior
give a sop to Cerberus
gliophagia
good ordinary bonds
h pad
Haute-Vienne, Dép.de la
high speed paper tape punch
hippier
houselessness
hyperperfusional
infinitively
initiation discharge
isochronal trajectory
isogamous(de vries 1911)
joint effect
Laspar
Lewis-Sargent's equation
light engines
louis untermeyers
luminescent efficeency
Matas' treatment
maximum-and-minimum thermometer
mega-lux
metallic material warehouse
Microsoft Volume Licensing
Montgenèvre, Col du
multi-core magnetic memory
multiple domain network
mutation lethal
Naklo
neocryptomerin
obelisk
oversea market
petits chevaux
phragmosperma ilicis
pierucci
positive phase sequence relay
probate wills
process chromatography
prosection
racht
raw magnesite
rhaphuma ogatai
risdon
rocking bar wheel
row display
running load
self-excited booster
semal cotton
Sierra Leone River
square root compensating cam
stompings
subdata base
subnuclei
taipei capital ballet
Tribuna
unloaded vulcanizate
unremovably
unscavengered
uttermost
valve stand
Villard circuit
weight normality