时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2016(八)月


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This is AP News Minute.


A Brazilian police official tells the AP that the story of 4 US swimmers being robbed at gunpoint in Rio was false. According to the official, the swimmers were confronted by a security guard at a gas station after they forced open a bathroom door and vandalized the bathroom. Olympics officials say the swimmers made a mistake.


Democratic presidential nominee 1 Hillary Clinton spent part of her Thursday afternoon hearing from a select group of chiefs of police and sheriffs. Officers gathered in New York City to offer the nominee suggestions on how to reduce tensions between communities and police officers.


Southern California's big wildfire continues to grow. The fire command says the destructive blaze has scorched 2 more than 49 square miles. As of Thursday morning, up from 40 square miles Wednesday night.


And from Seattle to New York City, statues of a naked Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump 3 caused a stir in major cities. This statue, seen standing 4 in the buff as crowds snapped photos was removed by New York parks and recreation crews some time after installation.


Emily Roseman, Associated Press with AP News Minute.



1 nominee
n.被提名者;被任命者;被推荐者
  • His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
  • Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
2 scorched
烧焦,烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(植物)枯萎,把…晒枯; 高速行驶; 枯焦
  • I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
  • The hot iron scorched the tablecloth. 热熨斗把桌布烫焦了。
3 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。
4 standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
学英语单词
anelectrotonic state
anterior pit
appendiculated
Aram Kachaturian
arterial tone
aviculturists
b-carotenes
Baridium
be all day with someone
bestorm
block error rate test
brfss
calcium propionate
center parting
Ceropegia mairei
chalasia
circular systematic sampling
conjugate sequence
coolhunter
cylinder head pocket
decentral statistics
Diospyros vaccinioides
ecopreneur
encyclopedize, encyclopaedized
endothoracic fascia
exocentrus nanshanensis
family Allioniaceae
food standard
fossa condylica
frattiest
genus apteryxes
genus Nasua
GLTT
goodhumouredly
impede
imperfectus
index arm
interlayer coupling
jacob's layer
Kachalola
keep your nose to the grindstone
lift-device nozzle
load tests
lobelanine sulfate
lococo
logical OR circuit
melakarta
meteorologic bulletin
mexia
neurocoeles
Nourrit, Adolphe
object identifier type
old-age pension
optical transistor
optoelectric
oscillating discharge test
oxmoors
paper blockade
paved crossing
periodontitis
phosphor salt
plasticon
pompoms
public area
quercus imbricarias
quipazine maleate
quitrent
ratbite fever
reactive disperse dyes
rejion
relative frequency interpretation of probability
relative internal standard deviation
relieving inflammation to remove nebula
rheinlands
satellite ejection procedure
scalations
self-incompatible
serio comic
session command
Shell Rock
splenomesenteric
sportscentury
static thrust
steam moisture
tabbies
Tai languages
the holy land
the washington post
timing gear
tolerance flux
transatlantic
Trekanten
turbulent boundary layer
upper apex
vacuum gripper
valews
valve pot type piston pump
water from a duck's back
watertight work
weight rate
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