时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2017(八)月


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This is AP News Minute.


Police in Kissimmee, Florida are mourning the deaths of two of their police officers after the men were fatally shot while on patrol late Friday. Authorities have identified the suspect as 45-year-old Everette Miller 1, who is now in custody 2.


Thousands of demonstrators chanting anti-Nazi slogans converged 3 on downtown Boston, dwarfing 4 a small group of conservatives, who planned a free speech rally then decided 5 to cut it short. Authorities say more than two dozen people were arrested.


Friends, family and police officers across the country gathered to say goodbye to Lieutenant 6 Jay Cullen, one of two Virginia state troopers who died in last weekend's fatal police helicopter crash in Charlottesville amid violent protest. The crash remains 7 under investigation 8.


Tourists and residents in Barcelona broke into applause after a human tower, popular in Europe, was completed at the site of Thursday's deadly terror attack. Earlier, Spain's king and queen paid a somber 9 visit to the site, placing a wreath and two candles on the ground in memory of the victims.


Ned Barker, Associated Press with AP News Minute.



1 miller
n.磨坊主
  • Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
  • The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。
2 custody
n.监护,照看,羁押,拘留
  • He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
  • He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后,他立即被押了起来。
3 converged
v.(线条、运动的物体等)会于一点( converge的过去式 );(趋于)相似或相同;人或车辆汇集;聚集
  • Thousands of supporters converged on London for the rally. 成千上万的支持者从四面八方汇聚伦敦举行集会。
  • People converged on the political meeting from all parts of the city. 人们从城市的四面八方涌向这次政治集会。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 dwarfing
n.矮化病
  • In the Northwest, they are being planted by hedgerow on seedling roots, clonal and dwarfing stocks. 在西北部地区用灌木树篱把它接在实生砧、无性砧及矮化砧上。 来自辞典例句
  • In the Northwest, they are being planted by hedgrow on seedling roots, clonal and dwarfing stocks. 在西北部地区把它接在实生砧、无性砧及矮化砧上。 来自辞典例句
5 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
6 lieutenant
n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员
  • He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
  • He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官,递上了一张简短的便条进去。
7 remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
8 investigation
n.调查,调查研究
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
9 somber
adj.昏暗的,阴天的,阴森的,忧郁的
  • He had a somber expression on his face.他面容忧郁。
  • His coat was a somber brown.他的衣服是暗棕色的。
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