美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-1-4
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2016(一)月
英语课
1. Bill Cosby has been charged with aggravated 1 assault stemming from a sexual assault case in 2004. The 78-year-old entertainer is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago. The charges mean he could face a prison sentence of 5-10 years behind the bars.
2. Government officials tour damage to homes in Rowlett, Texas Wednesday morning after nine tornados 2 swept through the Dallas area on Saturday. Roofs of homes were torn off as officials met with homeowners in the residential 3 area.
3. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a major overhaul 4 of police training after a series of fatal shootings by police, sparking weeks of protests. New requirements mandate 5 officers responding to calls be equipped with a taser to try to resolve potentially violent situations.
4. And a giant squid made a rare appearance at a Japanese bay. The 12-foot-long tentacled 6 creature was spotted 7 by locals at a fishing pier 8. Giant squids normally inhabit deep seas rather than coastal 9 areas.
1 aggravated
使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 )； 使更严重； 激怒； 使恼火
- If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我，我就要揍他。
- Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳，反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。
2 tornados
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
- And the national weather service reports several tornados touch down. 国家气象中心报告预测龙卷风将来袭。 来自互联网
- They had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes. 他们存有关于闪电、龙卷风和飓风的电影胶片。 来自互联网
3 residential
adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的
- The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
- The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
4 overhaul
v./n.大修，仔细检查
- Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
- It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。
5 mandate
n.托管地；命令，指示
- The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
- The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。
7 spotted
adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的
- The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
- Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。