AP 2012-02-22
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(二月)
英语课
1. The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark was packed to capacity for singer Whitney Houston's funeral. A variety of stars spoke 1 and performed. Houston is expected to be laid to rest near her father's grave in New Jersey 2.
2. New York's Timothy Dolan is among 22 cardinals 3 named by Pope Benedict Saturday. He artfully dodged 4 suggestions that he could be in line to be the first American pope.
3. Attorneys presented their final arguments in the first-degree murder trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player. The prosecution 5 says George Huguely killed his ex-girlfriend in a drunken rage.
4. And as many as two million revelers were expected in Rio Saturday. It was the second day of the Black Ball carnival 6, marked in nearly every part of the city.
1 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
2 jersey
n.运动衫
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
3 cardinals
红衣主教( cardinal的名词复数 )； 红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟为鲜红色）； 基数
- cardinals in scarlet robes 身披红袍的枢机主教
- A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope. 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。
4 dodged
v.闪躲( dodge的过去式和过去分词 )；回避
- He dodged cleverly when she threw her sabot at him. 她用木底鞋砸向他时，他机敏地闪开了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He dodged the book that I threw at him. 他躲开了我扔向他的书。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 prosecution
n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营
- The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
- He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。