美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-30
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(九月)
英语课
1. Kenyan security forces have nearly regained 1 total control of an upscale shopping mall in Nairobi, two days after it was seized by members of a Somali terrorist group. Thick smoke rose over the besieged 2 mall. Witnesses heard four loud explosions and sporadic 3 gunfire. Officials say three attackers were killed during today's events and more than ten suspects have been arrested.
2. President Obama says the US stands with Kenya after the terrible outrage 4 of the attack and will provide law enforcement assistance. His first comments on the incident comes as he opens meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York. Hot topics are expected to be Iran's disputed nuclear program, Syria's chemical weapons use and elusive 5 peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
3. Once the dominant 6 smartphone for businesses, Blackberry has agreed to sell itself to its largest shareholder 7. The price, $4.7 billion. Shares in Blackberry had plunged 8 on Friday after the company announced a loss of nearly $1 billion and layoffs 9 of 4,500 workers.
4. And a group of artificially bred panda cubs 10 made their first appearance together in southwest China. The 14 panda cubs, born between July and September this year, are currently being raised in two delivery rooms in the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Base.
1 regained
复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地
- The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
- She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。
2 besieged
包围，围困，围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 )
- Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
- The community besieged the newspaper with letters about its recent editorial. 公众纷纷来信对报社新近发表的社论提出诘问，弄得报社应接不暇。
3 sporadic
adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular；分散的
- The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
- You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。
4 outrage
n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒
- When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
- We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。
5 elusive
adj.难以表达(捉摸)的；令人困惑的；逃避的
- Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.翻译时设法把握住原文中难以捉摸的风韵。
- Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.国际刑警组织已在世界各地搜查在逃的飞机劫持者。
6 dominant
adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因
- The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
- She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。
7 shareholder
n.股东，股票持有人
- The account department have prepare a financial statement for the shareholder.财务部为股东准备了一份财务报表。
- A shareholder may transfer his shares in accordance with the law.股东持有的股份可以依法转让。
8 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。