美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-24
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. Ukraine’s interior military says 3 people were killed and 3 others wounded in an attack early Sunday morning at a checkpoint manned by pro-Russia insurgents 1. The identity of the attackers remains 2 unclear.
2. Divers 3 have begun the grim task of recovering bodies from the sunken South Korea ferry. They have yet to find any alive and confirmed the death toll 4 has reached to the 58. About 240 people remaining missing.
3. Rubin Hurricane Carter the boxer 5, whose wrongful murder conviction became an international symbol racial injustice 6, died at age 76. Cater 7 spent 19 years in prison for 3 murders at a tavern 8 in New Jersey 9 in 1966 and was freed in 1985.
4. And Pope Francis celebrated 10 the Easter holiday by including a prayer for peace in Ukraine and Syria during his Mass. More than 150,000 tourists turned out to celebrate the Christian 11 holiday in Vatican City.
1 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
2 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
3 divers
adj.不同的；种种的
- He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
- Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。
4 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
5 boxer
n.制箱者，拳击手
- The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
- He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。
6 injustice
n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利
- They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
- All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。
7 cater
vi.(for/to)满足，迎合；(for)提供饮食及服务
- I expect he will be able to cater for your particular needs.我预计他能满足你的特殊需要。
- Most schools cater for children of different abilities.大多数学校能够满足具有不同天资的儿童的需要。
8 tavern
n.小旅馆，客栈；小酒店
- There is a tavern at the corner of the street.街道的拐角处有一家酒馆。
- Philip always went to the tavern,with a sense of pleasure.菲利浦总是心情愉快地来到这家酒菜馆。
9 jersey
n.运动衫
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
10 celebrated
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。