时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2008年(三)月


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1.All 47 crew members of a Seattle-based fishing boat have abandoned ship. That's after the vessel 1 started sinking about 120 miles off the Alaska coast. The coast guard says, so far, more than half the crew have been safely recovered from life rafts.


 


2.New photos of the Minneapolis Bridge before it collapsed 2 last summer show warped 3 connector plates. There were visible bends in steel plates that held parts of the bridge together as early as four years before the accident. The photos are part of a report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board.
 
3.Pope 4 Benedict is using Easter to call attention to Tibet, the Middle East and Africa. Thousands attended the Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Sqaure braving the heavy rain and occasional thunder.


 


4.A Honolulu man tried to cheer up his sick grandfather by bringing a stallion to visit. Trouble is, his granddad, was in the hospital. A hospital spokeswoman says the man and the horse managed to take an elevator up to the third floor before they were stopped by security.


 



1 vessel
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管
  • The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
  • You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
2 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
3 warped
adj.反常的;乖戾的;(变)弯曲的;变形的v.弄弯,变歪( warp的过去式和过去分词 );使(行为等)不合情理,使乖戾,
  • a warped sense of humour 畸形的幽默感
  • The board has warped. 木板翘了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 pope
n.(罗马天主教的)教皇
  • The Pope is the spiritual leader of many Christians.教皇是众多基督徒的宗教领袖。
  • The Pope is the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.教皇是罗马天主教的最高领袖。
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