AP 2012-01-28
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(一月)
英语课
1. Search teams in Italy suspended their search for the survivors 1 and victims of the cruise ship disaster after turbulent water shifted the ship's position. At least 11 people are now known dead. The captain faces criminal charges including manslaughter.
2. Occupy protesters dispersed 2 from the front of the White House Tuesday night after someone apparently 3 threw a smoke bomb over the White House security fence. Nobody was arrested. President Obama and the first lady were not at home.
3. The Wikipedia website shut down for 24 hours, part of a protest for anti-piracy legislation. Wikipedia claims pending 4 anti-piracy legislation in Congress would lead to internet censorship.
4. The Pacific northwest's very snowy Winter is getting even snowier. The snowstorm is expected to slam Seattle Wednesday. Schools are closed. Many flights canceled. Interstate 90 shut down in Washington State because of the danger of avalanche
1 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
2 dispersed
adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的
- The clouds dispersed themselves. 云散了。
- After school the children dispersed to their homes. 放学后，孩子们四散回家了。
3 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。