美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-03-25
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(三月)
英语课
1. President Barack Obama spent his second day in Jerusalem, visiting an Israel museum. Later he met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
2. Israeli police say Gaza militants 1 have fired two rockets at southern Israel, as President Obama is visiting the region. Police say no one was hurt, no group has claimed responsibility for Thursday's rocket firing.
3. Cyprus' president met with party leaders to secure their support for a revised plan to raise 7.5 billion dollars. That's the amount international creditors 2 have demanded in exchange for a larger rescue package that would prevent the country's bankruptcy 3. Cypriot Banks have been ordered shut until next Tuesday to prevent a bank run.
4. Two high school football players from Connecticut are facing sexual assault charges, in a case that's drawn 4 comparisons to the conviction of two football players from Steubenville, Ohio. Both athletes have pleaded not guilty.
2. Israeli police say Gaza militants 1 have fired two rockets at southern Israel, as President Obama is visiting the region. Police say no one was hurt, no group has claimed responsibility for Thursday's rocket firing.
3. Cyprus' president met with party leaders to secure their support for a revised plan to raise 7.5 billion dollars. That's the amount international creditors 2 have demanded in exchange for a larger rescue package that would prevent the country's bankruptcy 3. Cypriot Banks have been ordered shut until next Tuesday to prevent a bank run.
4. Two high school football players from Connecticut are facing sexual assault charges, in a case that's drawn 4 comparisons to the conviction of two football players from Steubenville, Ohio. Both athletes have pleaded not guilty.
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 creditors
n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )
- They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 bankruptcy
n.破产；无偿付能力
- You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
- His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。