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
-terries
abaya
account of finance
adjustable-range thermometer
apertometer
apoB-48
arrowhead clasp
astronesthes lucifer
barnyards
base stripe
beliaev
billa cassetur
breccial
broadband data communications
bustos
cannonery
Cardiobiol
cash compensation
Chimonobambusa
Christolea parkeri
closterium leibleinii
complement on two
cyton
D.C.E.
derro
Dirichlet boundary conditions
doris may lessings
duba
dynamically-positioned derrick barge
electrical absorption hygrometer
epistatic effect
etheldreda
fasciopathy
fitted cap
Forgot password
full open
giant petrel
global schema
grosvenor's momordica
hadyr
headlines
herron
hog-money
houseplaces
in book form
indetermined
input/output control header
Khmuic languages
kinckebocker yarn
kinesthetic motion
kinmels
know someone as a person knows his ten fingers
knowes
Las Huertas
limited express
luni-solar precession
malonate
markusen
mediastinum poaterius
mode density
modifier edit code
multi-site
myxocoel
NCDAI
neoplasty
neurofibra
Nieuw Nickerie
nitrobrucine tests
nonstateful
ophiotremas
Phyllotreta atra
pnagus astrictus
portable software environment
prostitutor
saabs
Scale-stick
shadow exchange rate
sitarist
skeleton extremitatis superioris liberae
slote
square law detector
steel area
steel filter
surficial geology
swinepipes
timidity due to deficiency of heart qi
tool slider
topological solid sphere
trigona fibrosa cordis
tropeolin D
turbine bucket entrance
uncorrectness
vacuum deaeration
vulcanicity
Wald sterben, waldsterben
waterfront area
weather symbols
Wheatstone perforator
whoopee do
wire-cut process
Zoutelande