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
ablutomanias
accident cause factor
acetate cellulose fibre
active fuel length
adelantados
Aftate
akarit
all clears
ancient volcano
Apodorm
apparent right ascension
appointable
articulated suspension
asagi agcakand
avio (avium)
basic stimulus
belt-type oil skimmer
bridge mark
cabbage seed oil
cell phone virus
cervinia
circumlocutionist
clotweed
color vision plate
computerized navigation set
control solution
coverall
cross sterile
deicings
dwarf novae
effective quality factor
electric matts smelting
excogitated
farm mechanization
Garveyite
grindcore
group out
Guada
Harrietta
headden
horsehair gloves for massage
hydroxyallysine aldol
i kingss
immersion couple
inflammatory type
instance output
intelligent tag radar
inversion channel
lampoons
land girl
lymphoceles
majocchi's granuloma
manasic
mastsr pulse
mavic
mcmorran
mean square value of periodic waveform
medium speed distance relay
merbeckes
meridional focal line
monbiot
mounting size
mud flush
mussitated
nitrogen dioxide photochemistry
noise resistance
oily ballast
ossolinski
p-process
particle-antiparticles
peachful
perchlorhydria
Permutation table.
phonetized
physical delivery
prodigalize
pseudo ternary code
pump cycle
quasi-sine-wave
queue element control block
quinible
rate of redemption
right justfication
rigid rotor
ROM-BIOS
sex-changer
ship propulsion reactor
solder splashes
spinas
sticky greasy fur
subsidiary journal
synanthrin
taxonomy system
thermal conductology
to clear away
transactional database
ultralight computer
undivulgeable
union-screw coupling
urban jungle
viscosum
white spot syndrome of prawn