时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2014(五)月


英语课

 1. At least 70 people have been arrested in the NYC area as part of a sweeping 1 investigation 2 into the anonymous 3 trading of child porn over the Internet. A police officer, a paramedic, a rabbi, a nurse and a boy scout 4 leader were among those rounded up in the five-week operation


 
2. President Obama warned Wednesday is there’s misconduct at the Department of Veteran Affairs, it will be punished. The VA is under fresh scrutiny 5 following allegations that as many as 40 veterans may have died while awaiting treatment at an Arizona hospital. 
 
3. China signed a 30-year landmark 6 deal to buy Russian natural gas worth about $400 billion. The deal gives a boost to diplomatically isolated 7 president Vladimir Putin. 
 
4. And the Giant Yellow Duck is bobbing in Norfolk, Virginia’s waterfront. The 40-foot version of a bathtub toy is the work of a Dutch artist who dreamt up the rubber duck in 2001.
 

1 sweeping
adj.范围广大的,一扫无遗的
  • The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
  • Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗?
2 investigation
n.调查,调查研究
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
3 anonymous
adj.无名的;匿名的;无特色的
  • Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
  • The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。
4 scout
n.童子军,侦察员;v.侦察,搜索
  • He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵,受了重伤。
  • The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.侦察兵偷偷地靠近敌军阵地。
5 scrutiny
n.详细检查,仔细观察
  • His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好,但是经不起仔细检查。
  • Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。
6 landmark
n.陆标,划时代的事,地界标
  • The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
  • The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。
7 isolated
adj.与世隔绝的
  • His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
  • Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。