美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-01-24
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(一月)
英语课
1.The French military says it carried out a dozen operations in Mali direct toward the Islamist terrorists. They say some 400 troops from neighboring countries have arrived in Mali. France has said the African nations must take the lead in fighting the militants 1.
2.Later this morning, President Barack Obama and Vice 2 President Joe Biden will take the oath of office before a crowd of tens of thousands people gathered in the US capital. They were officially swearing in on Sunday.
3.It will be the battle of brothers as the Super Bowl at New Orleans in two weeks. John Harbaugh's Baltimore Ravens 3 will play with his brother Jim Harbaugh's San Francisco 49ers.
4.More than 2 dozen of the world's top big-wave surfers hit the waters of the Northern California as they competed in the Mavericks 4 Invitational Surf Contest. The contest was held for the first time since 2010.
1 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。
2 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。