AP 2012-01-10
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. President Barack Obama says the United States is turning a page when it comes to defense 1 strategy. He is vowing 2 that the US military will still be the world strongest, even as the Pentagon cuts spending, shrinks the Army and Marines and pulls back from Europe.
2. Mitt 3 Romney and Rick Santorum are directing most their criticism today at President's economic policies. But the rest of Republican hopefuls are taking aim at Romney in the run out to next week's New Hampshire primary.
3. A shootout erupted when police raided a Utah house Wednesday night. One officer is dead, five other officers and the suspect too seriously wounded.
4. And millions of Americans have preserved their memories thanks to Kodak. But the company itself may be on the verge 4 of bankruptcy 5. A Wall Street journal reports the 131-year-old company could file for chapter 11 in the coming weeks.
1 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
2 vowing
起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）
- President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
- President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。
3 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
- I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
- Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。
4 verge
n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。
5 bankruptcy
n.破产；无偿付能力
- You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
- His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。