时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2016(十一)月


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This is AP news minute. 


1. President-elect Donald Trump 1 is back in New York, taking meetings at Trump Tower,  with former rivals and long-time allies. This comes a day after he indicated he's worked out agreements to fill major posts in his administration. 


2. Protesters and police clashed again near construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline 2. Authorities are defending their use of water douse 3 on protesters over the weekend, during a skirmish in below-freezing weather. 


3. Pope Francis is stressing mercy in allowing all priests to absolve 4 the faithful of the "Grave Sin" of  abortion. In a letter made public on Monday, the Pope said he was extending indefinitely the special permission he granted during the holy year of mercy, which just ended. 


4. And a group of musicians played music composed by holocaust 5 victims in the halls of Jerusalem museum. One of the musicians said the music has been played elsewhere in the past, but staging in among the different holocaust displaces, held a special significance. 


Suzanne Yee Gaffney, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.



1 trump
n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
2 pipeline
n.管道,管线
  • The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
  • A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。
3 douse
v.把…浸入水中,用水泼;n.泼洒
  • Men came with buckets of water and began to douse the flames.人们提来一桶桶水灭火。
  • He doused the flames with a fire extinguisher.他用灭火器把火焰扑灭。
4 absolve
v.赦免,解除(责任等)
  • I absolve you,on the ground of invincible ignorance.鉴于你不可救药的无知,我原谅你。
  • They agree to absolve you from your obligation.他们同意免除你的责任。
5 holocaust
n.大破坏;大屠杀
  • The Auschwitz concentration camp always remind the world of the holocaust.奥辛威茨集中营总是让世人想起大屠杀。
  • Ahmadinejad is denying the holocaust because he's as brutal as Hitler was.内贾德否认大屠杀,因为他像希特勒一样残忍。
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