AP 2012-06-24
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(六月)
英语课
1. Egyptians are going to the polls to pick a new president. The two-day run-off election is between a remnant to the old regime and a leader of a Muslim party. Whoever wins is expected to take power next month.
2. UN observers in Syria are suspending their work. They say the recent bloodshed is posing significant risks to the observers and is impeding 1 their ability to carry out their mandate 2.
3. China has sent its first woman into space. It launched a mission today to dock with an orbiting module 3 and have the three people on board work there for more than a week.
4. Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip have attended a ceremony honoring her birthday. The parade, called "Trooping the Color", is the first official event attended by Philip since he left the hospital last week.
1 impeding
a.(尤指坏事)即将发生的，临近的
- Fallen rock is impeding the progress of rescue workers. 坠落的石头阻滞了救援人员的救援进程。
- Is there sufficient room for the kiosk and kiosk traffic without impeding other user traffic? 该环境下是否有足够的空间来摆放信息亭？信息亭是否会妨碍交通或者行走？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓