AP 2012-01-09
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. Police say a wounded man is the sole suspect in the shooting of six drug squad 1 police officers who were serving a search warrant in Utah. One officer was dead and the rest of the wounded are in the hospital.
2. A deadly wave of explosions has struck two Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad, killing 2 more than two dozen people. The attacks have rampedup fears that insurgents 3 are stepping up attacks. Now the US troops are out of Iraq.
3. Parents of a Texas eighth grader who was fatally shot by police are demanding to know why officers took lethal 4 action. Police say the boy was brandishing 5 and refused to drop what appeared to be a handgun, turned out to be a pellet gun.
4. This tuna is worth savoring 6. Caught off northeastern Japan, it fetched a record 56.5 million yen 7, about 736,000 dollars at auction 8. The winning bidder 9 is president of a sushi chain.
1 squad
n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组
- The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
- A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。
2 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
3 insurgents
n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
- The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
4 lethal
adj.致死的；毁灭性的
- A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
- She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。
5 brandishing
v.挥舞( brandish的现在分词 )；炫耀
- The horseman came up to Robin Hood, brandishing his sword. 那个骑士挥舞着剑，来到罗宾汉面前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife. 他挥舞着一把小刀，出现在休息室里。 来自辞典例句
6 savoring
v.意味，带有…的性质( savor的现在分词 )；给…加调味品；使有风味；品尝
- Cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most. 烹饪当然很好，但他最享受的是闻到的各种味道。 来自互联网
- She sat there for a moment, savoring the smell of the food. 她在那儿坐了一会儿，品尝这些食物的香味。 来自互联网
7 yen
n. 日元；热望
- He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
- He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。