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
ACSE
adjustable track gauge
amplitude threshold
as poor as a church mouse
aviation fuel fraction
axiomatic approach
az zuhrah
bank cable
bornine (tradymite)
bottle-feeder
branch on non-zero
cafta
cash and carry sales
character by character
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chromis albomaculata
Clivinini's canal
compactify
cosecant law
crab-eating
deck tieplate
denumerably additive
dermatrophia
descamps
dovetail bolt
dynamical system model
electric sharpener
embroche
error-sensitive
erythemas
fairnesses
field coil
filling position
fusinus nicobaricus
general value
gidday
greenidea brideliae
hagelstein
helium gas distribution board
horse-foot
individual casting
integrating multi-ramp converter
interference quantity
kerosene oil engine
lapfuls
leukoplakia of renal pelvis
logic zero clock
luminescent dye
magnesium lamp
malignant malaria
maximum welding power
melliferous
meyenia erecta
mitered joint
modular learning
negates
net income after dividend
noise loading test set
noncerebellar
nonmate
NZCER
oleum lavendulae
osteoendothelioma
other accidents
ovariectom
over-amplification
parkinsonias
penetration of electric field
phenoxyacetamide
planetary reduction gear
radial secator
radioactive waste treatment
re-install
rfc 1058
saadiyat
scrambled eggss
seven deadly sins
Sherburn in Elmet
shipping ton
singular point of congruence
slag temperature
smokeless exhaust
snake eel
specific attenuation
stagnation thermocouple
submarginal stream
thick-beded
thin film transistor (tft)
timerman
timeslips
torquoselectivities
tresance
tussah schappe
two-part moulding
underwater oil storage tank
urn sampling
Ventosa del Rio Almar
vicarships
Vincetoxicum versicolor Dcne.
waymarks
wellsite heater
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