时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2009年(七)月


英语课

1. French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office says he was rushed by a helicopter to a military hospital after feeling unwell during a strenuous 1 jog on a hot afternoon. His office denied that Sarkozy lost consciousness. Officials say tests on Sarkozy were normal.


2. A Southwest Airlines flight headed to Florida had to make an unexpected stop at an airport on New York's Long Island. A flight attendant reported an electrical smell after takeoff Sunday morning. One hundred and thirty six passengers and crew were evacuated 2 safely.


3. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is formally leaving office. She steps down with her political future clouded by ethics 3 probes, mounting legal bills and dwindling 4 popularity. Lieutenant 5 Governor Sean Parnell takes over for Palin.


4. Alberto Contador of Spain won the Tour de France for a second time. Lance Armstrong joined him on the podium after finishing third in his comeback to cycling's main event.



1 strenuous
adj.奋发的,使劲的;紧张的;热烈的,狂热的
  • He made strenuous efforts to improve his reading. 他奋发努力提高阅读能力。
  • You may run yourself down in this strenuous week.你可能会在这紧张的一周透支掉自己。
2 evacuated
撤退者的
  • Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
  • The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
3 ethics
n.伦理学;伦理观,道德标准
  • The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
  • Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。
4 dwindling
adj.逐渐减少的v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的现在分词 )
  • The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling. 地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority. 他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。 来自辞典例句
5 lieutenant
n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员
  • He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
  • He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官,递上了一张简短的便条进去。
学英语单词
all-cash
allenolic acid
ambiguines
antiosteoporosis
araise
artificially inflated cavity
asperumine
ballotings
Ban Don Wan
blebbistatin
braked wagon
broadbean weevil
C. P. R.
carpadelus
cell, concentration
Childeric III
Chlorophthalmidae
choreatic
combustion control
constant pressure
crockery
cryptographies
diet cola
Dihydroxyphenylglycol
disciplinary rule
diteirahedron
domed stadiums
Dyassic
esparse
extrovertedly
FBRNPS (fast breeder nuclear power station)
fernery
gastroblen-norrhea
Givetian Age
Graptoloidea
gregorino
Hall-effect gyrator (Hall gyrator)
haplodermatitis
hoatching
hyperchromicities
illustrated by
infrared milk analyzer
intermediatetype
inverted triode
java integrated networks
kinsperson
komme
law of damages
lepidotes
Leucas aspera
list manipulation
liveboards
lower-left-hand
lytta
macroeconomic forecasting
Madrid interband offered rate
marking tree
methoximol
microcomputer operating system
misdefinitions
misguided
missing release
morbid indication
naffnesses
Neo-Aramaic
net dry weight
neurotic discorder
oil bath air cleaner
packing of tube
picket airship
rag scrap
regulating station
rubber-like liquid
saltmarkets
slovo
sodium iodoacetate
sorosporium formosanum
special iron
stromal myosis
stubachite-serpentine
taffeta brocade
tag ... on
the machine of government
thermistor oscillator
three -toed woodpecker
topness
tracheal trunk
transinstitutionalizations
tuberculous spondylosis
turnover elevator
twin elements
unbeatability
unhigh
united states of americas
usurpers
vitex oil
week-end
weighting structure
wireless telegraphy
wood turnover elevator
yoder
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