美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-05-25
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
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell won the Kentucky Republican primary. He's facing Democrat 1 Alison Lundergan Grimes in what's expected to be a very expensive general election.
The House could vote today on a bill that would give the Veterans Affairs Secretary more power to fire or demote senior executives. More than 2 dozen VA facilities are being investigated for allegedly not giving proper care to vets 2.
A wildfire in Arizona has forced some homes and businesses to evacuate 3. 100 firefighters and 2 hotshot crews are fighting the fire.
And 2 giant pandas are now in Malaysia. China sends them on Wednesday as the 2 nations commemorate 4 40 years of diplomatic ties.
Sandy Kozel, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.
1 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
- The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
- About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
2 vets
abbr.veterans （复数）老手，退伍军人；veterinaries （复数）兽医n.兽医( vet的名词复数 )；老兵；退伍军人；兽医诊所v.审查（某人过去的记录、资格等）( vet的第三人称单数 )；调查；检查；诊疗
- I helped train many young vets and veterinary nurses too. 我还帮助培训了许多年青的兽医和护士。 来自互联网
- In fact, we've expanded mental health counseling and services for our vets. 实际上，我们已经扩大了退伍军人的心理健康咨询和服务。 来自互联网
3 evacuate
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
- We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
- They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。
4 commemorate
vt.纪念，庆祝
- This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
- We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。