时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2009年(四)月


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1.The chief financial officer of money-losing mortgage giant Freddie Mac apparently 1 hanged himself at his home in Virginia. The latest in a string of blows to Freddie Mac since it was seized by the government. David Kellermann was 41.


2.In the case of a Boston medical student charged with killing 2 one masseuse who advertised on Craigslist and robbing another. A law enforcement source says items belonging to the victims were found in Philip Markoff's apartment.


3.A supplement likely killed 21 horses before a polo match in Florida. A member of the Venezuelan team says the drug is often given to horses but was likely tainted 3 at the lab. Five horses who did not get the drug are fine.


4.Lava 4 keeps flowing from a volcano in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. The volcano started spewing lava, gas, and smoke on this uninhabited island after four years of silence.



1 apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
2 killing
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
3 tainted
adj.腐坏的;污染的;沾污的;感染的v.使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 );使污染;败坏;被污染,腐坏,败坏
  • The administration was tainted with scandal. 丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。
  • He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime. 他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 lava
n.熔岩,火山岩
  • The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
  • His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。
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