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
-ive
ACAU
adenopterin
alpha spectroscopy
ammonium stannic chloride
antibodys
arhos
automatic correlator
babysits
Bayagnan I.
book of orginal entry
bromodan
burner housing
chylous hydrothorax
civil engineering graphics
co-operatrix
Coenagrionidae
coght
coloured thread
cosa
Crozat appliance
cuprous hexafluorosilicate
defence to criminal charge
dehydropalladation
embedding mapping
enkvist
erythrulose
evened
filter(ing)element
flavid
frequency-domain analysis
genetic system
glacked
gold copper
group control station
gulleries
gyalls
gypsees
hideways
hopcrafts
hopp
hyperphosphaturia
ice barriers
inflation risk
infrared telescope
initial drying shrinkage
intangibilities
ipoes
irons
key assignment
knife lever
krakows
Lamina tragi
leaf louse
letter press plate
Limosa haemastica
lonely highway
macrosiagon ferruginea
mat forming treatment
mortise and tenon joint milling cutter
new hampshire chicken
nprc
on trap
oralizer
ornithoidichnites
overrenting
passive devices
perviously
Plagiochila
pnagus primarius
program documents
psychoneuroimmunologists
quick reversing test
racing skiff
ragwork
resource sharing network
rift in clouds
ring type manometer
rms-to-dc
s/c
saturation of pole
savescummers
scheduled down tine
schizopelmous
schwatzite
secondary myocardosis
signal amplifier
sodelglitazar
stick in someone's throat
structural geological survey
subpetiolar
supraspective
Taclrine
tank side knee
telepud
transistor horn
trigonum coraco-acromiale
turbo-liner
unlimited hydroplane
veiltail goldfish
Volvariella volvacea Sing.
vortex layer