美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-11-20
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(十一)月
英语课
1. A surgeon who contracted Ebola died on Monday. He has been cared for at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Doctors say the 44-year-old was in extremely critical condition when he arrived at the Hospital over the weekend. He contracted the virus in Sierra Leone.
2. The parents of an Indiana aid worker who was beheaded by Islamic State Militants 1 say their son had witnessed harsh realities but choose to believe in good. Peter Kassig was captured in 27. He later converted to Islam during captivity 2, and changed his first name to Abdul Rahman.
3. In Thailand, Elephant trampled 3 its handler to death then ran off with two Russian tourists who were riding it. Rescuers had to tranquilize the element to bring the tourists to safety. Officials say the elephant has never attacked anyone in the two years it worked for the tourist company.
4. Pride was on full display in Rio de Janeiro with rainbow flags and colourful costumes. Gay rights activists 4 are using the annual pride parade to also call for laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation 5.
1 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
2 captivity
n.囚禁；被俘；束缚
- A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
- He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。
3 trampled
踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 )； 践踏； 无视； 侵犯
- He gripped his brother's arm lest he be trampled by the mob. 他紧抓着他兄弟的胳膊，怕他让暴民踩着。
- People were trampled underfoot in the rush for the exit. 有人在拼命涌向出口时被踩在脚下。
4 activists
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 orientation
n.方向，目标；熟悉，适应，情况介绍
- Children need some orientation when they go to school.小孩子上学时需要适应。
- The traveller found his orientation with the aid of a good map.旅行者借助一幅好地图得知自己的方向。