美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-11-23
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(十一月)
英语课
1. A wave of attack targeting Shiites in Baghdad has killed at least 24 people. Scores more were wounded.
2. It was back to Tahrir Square for Egypt’s revolutionary activists 1. Authorities used tear gas and military vehicles to disperse 2 the crowd. Later a suicide bomber 3 killed at least ten off-duty soldiers in northern Sinai region.
3. At least two people are dead after a Learjet plunged 4 into the Atlantic Ocean on its way from Florida to Mexico. The Coastal 5 Guard located the wreckage 6 about two miles north east of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
4. President Obama will pay tribute to John F. Kennedy today, two days before the 50th anniversary of his assassination 7. Obama will bestow 8 more than a dozen presidential medals of honour and will visit Kennedy’s grave.
1 activists
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 disperse
vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散
- The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
- The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。
3 bomber
n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者
- He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
- Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
4 plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
- The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
- She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
5 coastal
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
- The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
- This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
6 wreckage
n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏
- They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
- New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。
7 assassination
n.暗杀；暗杀事件
- The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
- Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。