美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-01-28
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(一)月
英语课
1. And an American missionary 1 who has been jailed in North Korea for more than a year appeared before reporters Monday. Kenneth Bae appealed to the US government to do its best to secure his release.
2. After a night of vicious street battles, anti-government protesters and police clashed again Monday in Ukraine’s capital. The violence in Kiev has seriously escalated 2 Ukraine’s political crisis which has been marked by 2 months of largely peaceful protests.
3. Hundreds of people filled an Atlanta church where Martin Luther King JR preached to remember and reflect to his legacy 3. It was one of many events across the country marking the birthday of the civil rights leader.
4. And President Obama honoured Doctor King’s legacy of service by helping 4 a soup kitchen prepare its daily meals. Obama took his wife Michelle and daughters, Malia and Sasha to DC central kitchen, which is only a few minutes the way from the White House.
1 missionary
adj.教会的，传教(士)的；n.传教士
- She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years.她在一所教会学校教了两年书。
- I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。
2 escalated
v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大
- The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
- The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。