美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-03-25
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(三)月
英语课
1. An air search in the southern Indian Ocean will resume on Friday morning for possible debris 1 from Malaysia Airline’s flight 370. Several rescue planes are hoping to determine if two large objects spotted 2 in satellite imagery came from the jet vanished that with 239 people onboard.
2. President Barack Obama has announced a new set of sanctions to intensify 3 pressure on Russia over its actions in Ukraine. The sanctions target to President Vladimir Putin’s chief of staff and 19 other individuals as well as a Russian bank.
3. The Pastor 4 who founded a Topeka Church known for its anti-gay demonstrations 5 at military funerals has died. Fred Phelps was 84. The activities of his Westboro Baptist Church inspired a federal law on funeral picketing 6 and laws in more than 40 states.
4. And service oriented robots made their debut 7 at the InnoRobo Trade Show in France. The robots can navigate 8 large crowd, recognize speech and identify objects for their human owners.
1 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
- After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
- Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。
2 spotted
adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的
- The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
- Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
3 intensify
vt.加强；变强；加剧
- We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
- They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。
4 pastor
n.牧师，牧人
- He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
- We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。
5 demonstrations
证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威
- Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
- The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
6 picketing
[经] 罢工工人劝阻工人上班，工人纠察线
- mass picketing of the factory 罢工工人集体对工厂的封锁
- "And my chaps were also there to prevent picketing! “我的人也是防着女工们要拦厂！ 来自子夜部分