AP 2012-03-26
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(三月)
英语课
1. The police chief in Sanford, Florida at the center of a fatal neighborhood watch shooting is stepping down temporarily, saying he has become a distraction 1. Police did not arrest the man shooting unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
2. An intelligence group is reporting that a lesser-known jihadist group is claiming responsibility for three shootings in southern France that left seven dead. The leading suspect died in a firefight with police.
3. President Barack Obama wants to expedite the construction of a pipeline 2 from Oklahoma to the Gulf 3 Coast. But he says Congress made it impossible for him to make a decision on the more contentious 4 XL pipeline from Canada to Texas.
4. Three orphaned 5 grizzly 6 bear cubs 7 made their public debut 8 in Detroit, coming here from Alaska. Mike, Thor and Boo were orphaned after their mother was killed by a poacher.
1 distraction
n.精神涣散，精神不集中，消遣，娱乐
- Total concentration is required with no distractions.要全神贯注，不能有丝毫分神。
- Their national distraction is going to the disco.他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。
2 pipeline
n.管道，管线
- The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
- A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。
3 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
4 contentious
adj.好辩的，善争吵的
- She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。
- Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。
5 orphaned
[计][修]孤立
- Orphaned children were consigned to institutions. 孤儿都打发到了福利院。
- He was orphaned at an early age. 他幼年时便成了孤儿。
6 grizzly
adj.略为灰色的，呈灰色的；n.灰色大熊
- This grizzly liked people.这只灰熊却喜欢人。
- Grizzly bears are not generally social creatures.一般说来，灰熊不是社交型动物。