美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-28
时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2013(十月)
英语课
1. At the White House, President Obama met with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today. On the agenda - Pakistan support for the Taliban and American drone strike. Both sides want to reduce tensions.
2. Residents of a small Japanese island are evacuating 1 in the face of Typhoon Francisco. Over 8,000 live on the island of Izu Oshima. A similar storm struck last week killing 2 30.
3. In Atlanta, twin panda cubs 3 were named on their 100-day birthday. Mei Lun and Mei Huan - meaning "something beautiful and magnificent". The traditional naming ceremony attracted hundreds of well-wishers.
4. And dressed in a lace gown, doused 4 with water from the River Jordan, the future king of England was christened in London today. Prince George was surrounded by his great grand mother and two future kings at the ceremony.
1 evacuating
撤离,疏散( evacuate的现在分词 ); 排空(胃肠),排泄(粪便); (从危险的地方)撤出,搬出,撤空
- The solution is degassed by alternately freezing, evacuating and thawing. 通过交替的冻结、抽空和溶化来使溶液除气。
- Are we evacuating these potential targets? 能够在这些目标地域内进行疏散吗?
2 killing
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。