美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-05-26
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。