AP 2012-07-27
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(七月)
英语课
1. With anger and tears, families of those killed in the Colorado movie theater shooting last week got their first glimpse of suspected gunman James Holmes in court Monday. Victims' families are planning their final goodbyes for the 12 who died in the massacre 1 that wounded 58 others.
2. State College Pennsylvania, home to Penn State University, is reeling from the unprecedented 2 sanctions imposed against the school by the NCAA. Many fear the fines and ban from post season play may negatively affect business owners who normally thrive during football season.
3. A public hearing on the oversized sugary drink ban in New York City is expected Tuesday afternoon. The proposal by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg requires the approval from the city's board of health.
4. Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners 3 is headed to the New York Yankees. In a trade that went down Monday, Suzuki goes from the team with the most losses to a team with the most wins in Major League Baseball.
1 massacre
n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀
- There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
- If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！
2 unprecedented
adj.无前例的，新奇的
- The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
- A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。