美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-12-22
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(十二月)
英语课
1. Several more funerals are set in Newtown, Connecticut for victims of Friday school massacre 1. There were overlapping 2 the memorials yesterday. Students went back to classes except for those at Sandy Hook Elementary.
2. A close hearing is set in Washington today with leaders of an independent panel that's blaming the State department for security lapses 3 at the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. That's where four Americans were killed by militants 4 in September.
3. Judges in France have decided 5 not to drop aggravated 6 pimping charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Strauss-Kahn admits to attending sexual gatherings 7 but says he did not know some of the women there were paid.
4. On the streets of Providence 8, Rhode Island, the holidays mean the reappearance of officer Tony Lepore and his dancing "cop routine". Drivers don't speed past him as they wave in the appreciation 9.
1
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 overlapping
adj./n.交迭（的）
- There is no overlapping question between the two courses. 这两门课程之间不存在重叠的问题。
- A trimetrogon strip is composed of three rows of overlapping. 三镜头摄影航线为三排重迭的象片所组成。
3 lapses
n.失误，过失( lapse的名词复数 )；小毛病；行为失检；偏离正道v.退步( lapse的第三人称单数 )；陷入；倒退；丧失
- He sometimes lapses from good behavior. 他有时行为失检。 来自辞典例句
- He could forgive attacks of nerves, panic, bad unexplainable actions, all sorts of lapses. 他可以宽恕突然发作的歇斯底里，惊慌失措，恶劣的莫名其妙的动作，各种各样的失误。 来自辞典例句
4 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
5 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
6 aggravated
使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 )； 使更严重； 激怒； 使恼火
- If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我，我就要揍他。
- Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳，反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。
7 gatherings
聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集
- His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
- During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。
8 providence
n.深谋远虑，天道，天意；远见；节约；上帝
- It is tempting Providence to go in that old boat.乘那艘旧船前往是冒大险。
- To act as you have done is to fly in the face of Providence.照你的所作所为那样去行事，是违背上帝的意志的。
9 appreciation
n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨
- I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
- I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。