AP 2012-01-04
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. Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum is the latest Republican to enjoy a bump in Iowa. Polls show him surging. Now rivals in the field are starting to question his conservative credentials 1.
2. The fighting continues in Syria even as Arab League observers are on the ground there. A New video shows them scurrying 2 away from gunfire this week. Activists 3 say at least four people were killed.
3. A fire has engulfed 4 a Russian nuclear submarine at an Arctic shipyard. However officials insisted there has been no radiation leak and no injuries.
4. Aren't they cute? Twin polar cubs 5 are making their public debut 6 in China. Just few months old, they are still learning to walk but they love that camera.
1 credentials
n.证明，资格，证明书，证件
- He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。
- Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。
2 scurrying
v.急匆匆地走( scurry的现在分词 )
- We could hear the mice scurrying about in the walls. 我们能听见老鼠在墙里乱跑。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- We were scurrying about until the last minute before the party. 聚会开始前我们一直不停地忙忙碌碌。 来自辞典例句
3 activists
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 engulfed
v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )
- He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
- The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》