美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-28
时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2014(四)月
英语课
1. The supreme 1 court is upholding Michigan's affirmative action ban for college admissions. The justice said in a 6-2 ruling that Michigan voters have
the right to change its state's constitution in 2006 to prohibit public colleges and universities from taking race into account in the admission
decisions.
2. Ukraine's acting 2 president is ordering security force to resume anti-terror operations in the eastern part of the country, this after the body of 2
people allegedly abducted 3 by pro-Russian insurgents 4 were found and a military aircraft was reported to be hit by gunfire.
3. President Barack Obama is headed to Washington state, to survey damage from a recent mudslide that killed more than 3 dozens people. He is
making the stop from his way to Tokyo from the start of 4 country trip.
4. And the world cup trophy 5 returned to Brazil Tuesday where it will begin a national tour. The trophy traveled to 89 countries before returning to
Rio de janeiro ahead of the world cup which will begin June,12th.
1 supreme
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
2 acting
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
3 abducted
劫持,诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(肢体等)外展
- Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
- The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。
4 insurgents
n.起义,暴动,造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
- The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子,这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网