美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-07-28
时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2015(七)月
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1. Secretary of State John Kerry is defending the nuclear deal with Iran. He testified at a senate hearing on Thursday. Many Republicans however remain skeptical 1, saying the administration was bamboozled 2 (fool or cheat sb) by Iran.
2. Donald Trump 3 toured the US-Mexico border. The GOP presidential candidate was met by some supporters and protestors angered by his recent remarks on immigration. At the last minute, local border patrol agents who had planned to join Trump on his tour canceled.
3. US-trained Iraqi troops are being deployed 4 to help retake Ramadi from IS militants 5. The announcement comes as Secretary of Defense 6 Ash Carter made a surprise visit to Iraq. It's his first visit to the country since taking office.
4. The US beat Iran in overtime 7 to become champion of a robot cup tournament. The five-day event took place in China and is meant to help improve robotic research.
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1 skeptical
adj.怀疑的,多疑的
- Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
- Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。
2 bamboozled
v.欺骗,使迷惑( bamboozle的过去式和过去分词 )
- He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well. 他欺骗了他的教授,使教授认为他很了解这门学科。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He bamboozled the old lady out of her diamond ring. 他骗了那老妇人的钻石戒指。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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 deployed
(尤指军事行动)使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 ); 施展; 部署; 有效地利用
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
5 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。