美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-07-18
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2015(七)月
英语课
This is AP News Minute.
1. President Barack Obama is returning to Washington after visits to Kenya and Ethiopia. On Tuesday, the president urged African leaders to uphold democratic rights in a speech delivered from the headquarters of the African Union.
2. On Capitol Hill, Secretary of State John Kerry continues to defend the Iran nuclear deal. He suggested that if the Congress rejects the agreement, Iran will go back to enriching uranium and won't return to the negotiating table.
3. Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard will be released from prison in November. The former navy analyst 1 was granted parole from his life sentence after serving 30 years for spying for Israel.
4. In Painfield Township, victory belongs to the washing machine. Three boys wearing bulky appliance suits, including a water heater, an oven and a washing machine, raced past a human thermostat 2 and back to the finish line on Friday night. The appliance competition happened between innings of a West Michigan Whitecaps baseball game.
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1 analyst
n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
2 thermostat
n.恒温器
- The thermostat is connected by a link to the carburetor.恒温控制器是由一根连杆与汽化器相连的。
- The temperature is controlled by electronic thermostat with high accuracy.电子恒温器，准确性高。