时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2017(三)月


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This is AP News Minute.


A defiant 1 Vice 2 President Mike Pence said that President Donald Trump 3's administration is refusing to accept defeat on health care. He told small business owners in West Virginia that the Trump administration will "end the Obamacare nightmare."


Residents of Western Mosul began burying family members on Saturday who were allegedly killed in US-led coalition 4 airstrikes. Residents reported two airstrikes hitting a residential 5 area on March 13th and 17th. There are reports that more than 100 civilians 6 were allegedly killed.


Turkish Airlines said it began implementing 7 the electronics ban with its passengers heading to the US and the UK. Passengers are not allowed to carry electronic devices larger than a cellphone into the aircraft cabins.


Cities around the world went dark on Saturday evening to mark Earth Hour, an international event intended to raise awareness 8 of climate change. In Paris, the Eiffel Tower, in Rome, the Colosseum, and in New Delhi, the India Gate, all switched off their lights to participate in the global event.


Noreen Nasir, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.



1 defiant
adj.无礼的,挑战的
  • With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时,仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
  • He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。
2 vice
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
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 coalition
n.结合体,同盟,结合,联合
  • The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
  • Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
5 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。
6 civilians
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后,至少有300名平民下落不明。
7 implementing
v.实现( implement的现在分词 );执行;贯彻;使生效
  • -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
  • He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句
8 awareness
n.意识,觉悟,懂事,明智
  • There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
  • Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。
学英语单词
2-imidazoline
8-hydroxyquinoline(oxine)
acrasiom ycota cellular slime molds
Alleghanies
amphithyrus similis
amygdalectome
arginine glutamate
artsds
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
azylthio
Balognathus
beta testing
biogerontology
body-centred cube
boundary plank
buccoaxiocervical
Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker
cabbing
conchal notch
constant-level regulator
contrused
Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics
cottage pinks
disease natural history
emergency location beacon-aircraft
exercise intensity
flow gain
flowing from
fluted-roller feed mechanism
Fort Cobb
futureless
gate crashed
gay marriage
genicular
get joe to sth
gingival curvature
grandrelation
guide blade segment
high temperature injury
hymenolepiasis nana
ice-shelf
implied powers of Congress
inavailable
indirect vote
intercompartmental
Kamskoye
key equals address addressing
Load Images
m.p.s.
main shielding
mandrell
measures off
monoalphabetic subsitution cipher
mortarman
myxoboluss
neuroimage
nitro-erythrol
Ogilvie Mts.
orphan site
packing diaphragm
palatic
partial dynamic information
peripheral cutting edge angle
Pinus mugo
porto orchard
post man
postclicsere
profitseeking business
prostromelysin
pterygioteuthis gemmata
punio
ramp integrated system control
Rana goliath
re-crosses
resistance to impact
rock wallaby
rocker pier
semiconductors traps
Septuagint
Seven Dials
shot metal
skyphone
small-timest
Smirnovo
sourling
stand in sb's way
sun-ups
table-cut
Take arms!
tech up
tracer test
transaction tape
transperineal
Tselinnoye
turning post
unaccelerated
vaginal sac
vexing
wait out someone or something
warty tuberculosis
worm-and-roller
Wrightia sikkimensis