美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-06-24
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(六)月
英语课
1. President Barack Obama says the US is prepared to take targeted military actions in Iraq if they would help fight a growing threat from extremist militants 1. He also says the US is ready to send as many as 300 military advisers 2 to Iraq.
2. Meanwhile Obama says the country’s newest Medal of Honor recipient 3 should not be alive. But thanks God, he is. Obama says retired 4 corporal “Kyle” Carpenter faced down a grenade to save a fellow marine 5.
3. House Republicans have made their first change in their leadership since majority leader Eric Cantor unexpectedly lost a primary election last week. They’ve elected California’s Kevin McCarthy to replace him in the No. 2 job in the House.
4. And this Harley doesn’t emit the trademark 6 rumble 7. It roars like a jet engine. A motocycle maker 8 has introduced its first ever all-electric bike. But it won’t be on the market anytime soon.
1 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。
2 advisers
顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )； （指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授
- a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
- She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。
3 recipient
a.接受的,感受性强的 n.接受者,感受者,容器
- Please check that you have a valid email certificate for each recipient. 请检查是否对每个接收者都有有效的电子邮件证书。
- Colombia is the biggest U . S aid recipient in Latin America. 哥伦比亚是美国在拉丁美洲最大的援助对象。
4 retired
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
- The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
- Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
5 marine
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
- Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
6 trademark
n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标
- The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
- The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。