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. An arctic air mass plunges 1 the east half of the United States into a deep freeze. Forecasters are calling for up to 40 inches of snow in Philadelphia and southern New England and up to a foot of snow in New York City. 


 
2. US Secretary of State, John Kerry arrives in Geneva for peace talks aimed at ending the crisis in Syria of a last minute resolution to a spat 2 over Iran’s participation 3. The conference is the first face to face meeting between representatives of the Syrian government and the oppositions 4 since the country crisis began in March 2011. 
 
3. More security concerns just ahead of the winter Olympics in Russia. Police in Sochi handled out leaflets warning about 3 potential suicide bombers 5. All are women, known as “Black Widows”. One is believed to be in the Olympic host city. 
 
4. Scandal-tested of New Jersey 6 Governor, Chris Christie has taken the oath of office for his second term. Organizers cancelled Christie’s planned inaugural 7 part at Ellis Island because of the winter storm. 

1 plunges
n.跳进,投入vt.使投入,使插入,使陷入vi.投入,跳进,陷入v.颠簸( plunge的第三人称单数 );暴跌;骤降;突降
  • Even before he plunges into his program, he has his audience in his pocket. 他的节目甚至还没有出场,就已控制住了观众。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • 'Monseigneur, he precipitated himself over the hill-side, head first, as a person plunges into the river.' “大人,他头冲下跳下山坡去了,像往河里跳一样。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
2 spat
n.口角,掌击;v.发出呼噜呼噜声
  • Her parents always have spats.她的父母经常有些小的口角。
  • There is only a spat between the brother and sister.那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。
3 participation
n.参与,参加,分享
  • Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
  • The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。
4 oppositions
(强烈的)反对( opposition的名词复数 ); 反对党; (事业、竞赛、游戏等的)对手; 对比
  • That's fine because all perihelic oppositions of Mars are spectacular. 但它和最近的几次区别不大,因为火星所有的近日对冲都很壮观。
  • He tried his best to bear down all of his oppositions. 他尽全力击败一切反对意见。
5 bombers
n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 );投弹手;安非他明胶囊;大麻叶香烟
  • Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 jersey
n.运动衫
  • He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
  • They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致,都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
7 inaugural
adj.就职的;n.就职典礼
  • We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
  • Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。
学英语单词
abyt
airborne gunlaying turret
al-shehhi
aliyot
Alpine lakes
anastomosed stream deposit
anklewarmer
ansa lenticularis
anterior clypeus
benzarsenious acid
blasting vibration observation
blear-eye
bookteller
bootlace tie
candy counter
center jump
center of magnus force
chain explosion
contamination of mother's milk
cymous
defense avionics system
demon drink
derrick boom for dipper
diabetic lactoacidosis
differential metals contact corrosion
distal pole
doseresponse curve
duel
eastin
encent
express mirth
false twist
feldsparlike
field programmable read-only storage
flush joint
grid-focussed linac
gyrodinium spirale
harbo(u)r entrance
hearthside
high frequency welding
high inverse voltage tube
high-voltage power bipolar transistor
hookham
hot body
hysterisis error
injury of tendon and muscle
intraoral ramus osteotomy
Japanese scavenger
Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction
lazy ass
leather-jacket
liar dice
livability
mandrels
millet sprout
Minzolum
modesties
mortgage-market
muhly
multilevel vectored interrupt logic
nervi canalis pterygoidei
non-independent
oophoropelveopexy
pentosyltransferase
phloroglucin tests
phospholite (phosphorite)
pinos
plaster with
precision frequency standard
privilege of bidder
quiesce-completed
red shrimp
retention mesh
retrospective tracing facility
rhomboides
saurauia tristyla oldhamii
schemm diet
Scorbé-Clairvaux
scorpaena grandicorniss
screening constant
seagraves
securing debenture
sharky
ship biogenic environment
stage dimmer
sydney harbor bridges
tellurnickel
third eyes
through characteristic
timerate
Tocantins, R.
unrecommends
unreken
W boson
wattesoons
waygate
weigh buggy
wine blend
wookey
Wugu Township
Xujiahe Formation
zoetropes