时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2009年(九)月


英语课

1. Tehran has capped off a show of military might by test firing missiles capable of carrying warheads. The tests come days before meetings between Iran and six world powers, trying to stop its suspected nuclear weapons program. Meantime, the White House is calling the tests a "provocative 1 act".


 2. A law enforcement official says investigators 2 have identified three possible accomplices 3 of Najibullah Zazi. Zazi is accused of plotting a terrorist attack on New York. And investigators say the accomplices are also from that state. 


 3. The Philippines is asking for international help as the devastation 4 from a weekend tropical storm becomes more apparent. At least 140 people died and officials warned a new storm could strike this week.


 4. And a group of rescue workers in Turkey needed a rescue of their own. A van stacked with beehives crashed into a truck, killing 5 one person and causing the bees to swarm 6 and attack five other injured crash victims. When emergency responders tried to help them, the bees attacked the rescuers too.



1 provocative
adj.挑衅的,煽动的,刺激的,挑逗的
  • She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
  • His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。
2 investigators
n.调查者,审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 accomplices
从犯,帮凶,同谋( accomplice的名词复数 )
  • He was given away by one of his accomplices. 他被一个同伙出卖了。
  • The chief criminals shall be punished without fail, those who are accomplices under duress shall go unpunished and those who perform deeds of merIt'shall be rewarded. 首恶必办, 胁从不问,立功受奖。
4 devastation
n.毁坏;荒废;极度震惊或悲伤
  • The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
  • There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 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。
6 swarm
n.(昆虫)等一大群;vi.成群飞舞;蜂拥而入
  • There is a swarm of bees in the tree.这树上有一窝蜜蜂。
  • A swarm of ants are moving busily.一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。
学英语单词
9-benzoylanthrancene
A.I.C.E.
Acanthoscelides
ash-blond
Aurgazinskiy Rayon
Austrian school of economics
azacyclooctatetraene
bacterialmyocarditis
balewa
basophil leukocyte
besorted
bishop gear
capital intensive enterprise
capital of Pakistan
case method
CASIA
catalytic reforming furnace
Chalcomiklit
chambering
cimolia
civilizing process
cr(rc)4 pulse shaping
crossopriza lyoni
current character
curtain calls
dark tint face
direct contact vibration pickup
direct memory access line
direct reading direction finder
emanative
extended block code
fassler
flanagain
gastrenteralgia
go deep into a subject
goose-necks
harmonizing Shaoyang
hemopoietic stem cell
ijsselmonde i.
immunomodulates
IMODCO type buoy
impedance bond
ingot pipe
insular shoulder
investment in human resource
IP in IP
jornet
jump one's bail
knowledge representation system
land-minest
langet
licly
life span
light pen status data buffer
liquid sponge
lotka volterra model
mail deposit
majolica colour
merosity
mine air conditioning
monitor nozzles
moonboots
moricella rufonota
Mybasan
non-upset tubing
nonlittering
parastigmatic pores
partial fault
pigment color
pinelliae massa fermentata
polarguard
power feed system
pulsing key
real-voice response
rolling rig
San Joaquin R.
seawater-suspended particle interface reaction
senior mechanical engineer
shoutout
Shrivenham
Sinabang
single-sheet grab
sizings
soya-bean milk
steering stability
stenciled
stitch bond
Strasberg
sweeping up
Te Whaiti
ternariant
test performance
Thy antigen
track vehicle
turnover rate of personnel
uniform isomorphism
uniovular twins
unstring the bow
upper control
volumetric flowmeter
West I.
yield stress