美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-12-21
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(十二月)
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1. In Newtown, Connecticut, students returned to class with tightened 1 security after last week's school massacre 2. While funerals are also being held for the 20 children shot to death by a gunman along with 6 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary. That school remains 3 closed as a crime scene.
2. White House spokesman Jay Carney says President Barack Obama is "actively 4 supportive" of efforts on Capitol Hill to reinstate an assault weapons ban. The president would also back legislation to close the gun show loophole, which allows people to buy guns from private dealers 5 without background checks.
3. The White House is rejecting House Speaker John Boehner's backup plan for avoiding fiscal 6 cliff tax hikes. Boehner has called for a separate bill that would extend tax cuts for people making up to $1 million just in case a deal is not reached by January 1st.
4. NBC's chief foreign correspondent says he and several colleagues were kept bound and blindfolded 7 for five days in Syria. Richard Engel has said he thinks the kidnappers 8 were a Shiite militia 9 group loyal to the Syrian government.
1 tightened
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧
- The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
- His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。
2 massacre
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！
3 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
4 actively
adv.积极地，勤奋地
- During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
- We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。
5 dealers
n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者
- There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
- The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。
6 fiscal
adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的
- The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
- The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
7 blindfolded
v.（尤指用布）挡住（某人）的视线( blindfold的过去式 )；蒙住（某人）的眼睛；使不理解；蒙骗
- The hostages were tied up and blindfolded. 人质被捆绑起来并蒙上了眼睛。
- They were each blindfolded with big red handkerchiefs. 他们每个人的眼睛都被一块红色大手巾蒙住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 kidnappers
n.拐子，绑匪( kidnapper的名词复数 )
- They were freed yesterday by their kidnappers unharmed. 他们昨天被绑架者释放了，没有受到伤害。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The kidnappers had threatened to behead all four unless their jailed comrades were released. 帮匪们曾经威胁说如果印度方面不释放他们的同伙，他们就要将这四名人质全部斩首。 来自《简明英汉词典》