美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-3-24
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2016(三)月
英语课
1. President Obama is scheduled to meet with Cuban president Raul Castro on Monday in Havana. President Obama arrived in Cuba on Sunday for the first visit by U.S president since 1920.
2. The U.S defense 1 department says a marine 2 from southern California was killed in Iraq on Saturday. Staff sergeant 3 Luis Cardin died after an enemy rocket fire attack.
3. Authorities in Pennsylvania say a retired 4 state trooper killed a turnpike toll 5 collector and a guard during a holdup attempt. The troopers killed the retired trooper as he tried to escape with the money.
4. And snow is falling in southern New England on Monday morning. The national weather service says much of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island could get up to 8 inches of heavy, wet snow.
1 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
2 marine
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
- Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
3 sergeant
n.警官，中士
- His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
- How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？