美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-27
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(四月)
英语课
1. The surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction 1 to kill. It’s a crime that carries a possible death sentence. The charges represent a decision by the White House to try Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the federal 2 court system instead of as an enemy combatant in front of a military trial.
2. Meantime 3, hundreds of family members and friends have mourned the death of Krystle Campbell. The 29-year-old restaurant manager was one of the 3 people killed in the bombings at the Boston Marathon. One person who attended the funeral says Campbell’s parents were too distraught to talk.
3. Up and down, the east coast airports are reporting flight delays. This is the first weekday on which thousands of air traffic controllers are being forced to take an unpaid 4 day off because of federal budget cuts.
4. And tent villagers have sprung up in China’s Sichuan Province, two days after an earthquake killed at least 188 people. Many say the Chinese government has learned 5 the importance of fast coordination 6 since a quake 3 years ago killed 2,600 people.
2. Meantime 3, hundreds of family members and friends have mourned the death of Krystle Campbell. The 29-year-old restaurant manager was one of the 3 people killed in the bombings at the Boston Marathon. One person who attended the funeral says Campbell’s parents were too distraught to talk.
3. Up and down, the east coast airports are reporting flight delays. This is the first weekday on which thousands of air traffic controllers are being forced to take an unpaid 4 day off because of federal budget cuts.
4. And tent villagers have sprung up in China’s Sichuan Province, two days after an earthquake killed at least 188 people. Many say the Chinese government has learned 5 the importance of fast coordination 6 since a quake 3 years ago killed 2,600 people.
1 destruction
n.破坏，毁灭，消灭
- The enemy bombs caused widespread destruction.敌人的炸弹造成大面积的破坏。
- Overconfidence was his destruction.自负是他垮台的原因。
2 federal
adj.联盟的；联邦的；(美国)联邦政府的
- Switzerland is a federal republic.瑞士是一个联邦共和国。
- The schools are screaming for federal aid.那些学校强烈要求联邦政府的援助。
3 meantime
n.其时，其间；adv.同时，当时
- I continued working,meantime,he went out shopping.我继续工作，这期间他出去买东西。
- In the meantime we pressed on with the airlift.与此同时，我们加紧进行空运。
4 unpaid
adj.未付款的，无报酬的
- Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
- He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。
5 learned
adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词
- He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
- In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。
6 coordination
n.协调，协作
- Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
- The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。