美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-07-23
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(七)月
英语课
1. The death toll 1 (is) rising in the Middle East as fighting escalates 2 between Israel and Hamas. Palestinian forces say 4 people were killed and 60 were wounded when an Israel tank shell struck a hospital. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu say he will press on with this war against Hamas.
2. A team of international monitors has finally begun access to the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. Armed Pro-Russian rebels allowed Dutch and European inspectors 3 into refrigerated rail cars where nearly 200 bodies are being stored. Access to the crash side is still limited.
3. Johns Hopkins university agreed to 190 million dollars settlement after one of its gynecologist colleagues used a secret camera to report exams. The settlement will be split among more than 8,000 victims.
4. President Obama (is) signing executive order protecting gay rights. The new rule makes illegal for the government or its contractors 4 to discriminate 5 based on sexual orientation 6. He called on congress to extend the ban to all employees.
1 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。
2 escalates
v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的第三人称单数 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大
- As the challenge escalates, the need for teamwork elevates. 面临的挑战越大，越需要团队协同合作。 来自互联网
- I cannot understand why a minor disagreement escalates into a fist-fight. 我真不明白为什么一点意见不合就变成了拳头相见。 来自互联网
3 inspectors
n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官
- They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 contractors
n.（建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的名词复数 )
- We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 discriminate
v.区别，辨别，区分；有区别地对待
- You must learn to discriminate between facts and opinions.你必须学会把事实和看法区分出来。
- They can discriminate hundreds of colours.他们能分辨上百种颜色。
6 orientation
n.方向，目标；熟悉，适应，情况介绍
- Children need some orientation when they go to school.小孩子上学时需要适应。
- The traveller found his orientation with the aid of a good map.旅行者借助一幅好地图得知自己的方向。