美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-05-27
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(五)月
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1. The House passed legislation to end the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of American phone records Thursday. This is the first legislative 1 response to the disclosures by former NSA contractor 2, Edward Snowden. Though some are saying the compromise measure was significantly watered down.
2. Thailand’s military seizes power of the government Thursday in a bloodless coup 3. They issued a wave of changes such as a nationwide curfew and dissolving the government further solidifying 4 their authority since military rule was declared on Tuesday.
3. Assailants in 2 SUVs plowed 5 through shoppers while setting off explosives on a busy street market in China’s volatile 6 north western region. Local officials said 31 people were killed and 90 injured.
4. A young boy finds an orphaned 7 bear cub 8 on his walk home. The police temporarily took the cub in until it is transferred to Oregon State University. It will eventually find a home or at a zoo or sanctuary 9.
1 legislative
n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的
- Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
- Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
2 contractor
n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌
- The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
- The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。
3 coup
n.政变；突然而成功的行动
- The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
- That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。
4 solidifying
（使）成为固体，（使）变硬，（使）变得坚固( solidify的现在分词 )； 使团结一致； 充实，巩固； 具体化
- The substances are formed from a mixture of liquids solidifying under pressure. 这些材料是由几种液体混合在一起并加压使之凝固而成的。
- Painting is an art solidifies time and space for solidifying. 绘画是凝固了的时间和空间的艺术。
5 plowed
v.耕( plow的过去式和过去分词 )；犁耕；费力穿过
- They plowed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland. 他们犁了将近10万英亩未开垦的高沼地。 来自辞典例句
- He plowed the land and then sowed the seeds. 他先翻土，然后播种。 来自辞典例句
6 volatile
adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质
- With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
- His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。
7 orphaned
[计][修]孤立
- Orphaned children were consigned to institutions. 孤儿都打发到了福利院。
- He was orphaned at an early age. 他幼年时便成了孤儿。