美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-2-23
时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2015(二)月
英语课
1. The Powerball lottery 1 jackpot reaching well over 500 million dollars is expected to flip 2 three ways. Winning tickets were sold in North Carolina, Texas and Porto rico.
2. Veteran CBS News correspondent Bob Simon was killed in a car crash in New York City on Wednesday night. The 73-year-old Simon had won multiple awards over the years, and covered major events dating back to the Vietnam War.
3. Oregon governor John Kitzhaber now says he won't resign days after reportedly telling some of his aids that he plans to leave office. The governor has been dealing 3 with an ethic 4 scandal.
4. And police in Southern California say cardboard left in recycling * is a major target for thieves. People are apparently 5 taking the cardboard and selling it, because it's cheaper than recycled material.
1 lottery
n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事
- He won no less than £5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
- They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。
2 flip
vt.快速翻动;轻抛;轻拍;n.轻抛;adj.轻浮的
- I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书,看来似乎很有趣。
- Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。
3 dealing
n.经商方法,待人态度
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
4 ethic
n.道德标准,行为准则
- They instilled the work ethic into their children.他们在孩子们的心中注入了职业道德的理念。
- The connotation of education ethic is rooted in human nature's mobility.教育伦理的内涵根源于人本性的变动性。
5 apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。