时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2009年(十一)月


英语课

1.President Barack Obama says he is confident the American people will support the path he choices in Afghanistan. Once he explains it--that opportunity is expected to come soon in a national address. Obama says he wants to finish the job--destroying terrorist networks in the region.


2.Authorities say a census 1 worker found hanging from a tree in Kentucky with the word “Fed” on his chest committed suicide and staged his death to look like a homicide. Police said Bill Sparkman acted alone as he had recently taken out two life insurance policies.


3.Executions in China for a dairy farmer and a milk salesman for their role in selling contaminated baby formula. At least six people died and more than 300,000 got sick. China hopes the executions will lessen 2 public anger over the food crisis.


4.The first state dinner in the  Obama White House, hosting India. At least 320 guests are expected, dinning 3 on a largely vegetarian 4 meal of red lentil soup, potato and eggplant salad, green curry 5 prawns 6.



1 census
n.(官方的)人口调查,人口普查
  • A census of population is taken every ten years.人口普查每10年进行一次。
  • The census is taken one time every four years in our country.我国每四年一次人口普查。
2 lessen
vt.减少,减轻;缩小
  • Regular exercise can help to lessen the pain.经常运动有助于减轻痛感。
  • They've made great effort to lessen the noise of planes.他们尽力减小飞机的噪音。
3 dinning
vt.喧闹(din的现在分词形式)
  • The cries of his tormentors were still dinning in his ears. 使他痛苦的人们的叫嚣仍然在他的耳际震响。 来自辞典例句
  • The meals in the artistic little dinning-room were pleasant. 在雅致的小餐厅里吃饭是一种享受。 来自辞典例句
4 vegetarian
n.素食者;adj.素食的
  • She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
  • I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。
5 curry
n.咖哩粉,咖哩饭菜;v.用咖哩粉调味,用马栉梳,制革
  • Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
  • Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。
6 prawns
n.对虾,明虾( prawn的名词复数 )
  • Mine was a picture of four translucent prawns, with two small fish swimming above them. 给我画的是四只虾,半透明的,上画有两条小鱼。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文
  • Shall we get some shrimp and prawns? 我们要不要买些小虾和对虾? 来自无师自通 校园英语会话