美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-01-01
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(一)月
英语课
1. A cold Christmas for many Americans of up North. A half million customers from Michigan to Maine without power, all thanks to an ice storm that hit the region 1 last weekend.
2. And cross the pond in England , thousands are without power after severe 2 flooding hits on Christmas day. The flooding left 75,000 people in England without power. The flood's damage is expected to get worse over the next few days.
3. And some Christmas day advice from the president and first lady. In this weekly radio address, president Obama encouraged all Americans to embrace 3 the spirit of Christmas and help people in need.
4. And some brave souls across Europe. In London's Hyde park, swimmers braved the cold for the annual 4 Christmas day's swimming race. Over in Germany, the Berlin Seals donned drew their Santa hats to have school their annual Christmas swim, the water, a chilly 5 41 degrees.
1 region
n.地区，地带，区域；范围，幅度
- The students went to study the geology of that region.学生们去研究那个地区的地质情况。
- It is unusual to see snow in this region.这个地区难得见到雪。
2 severe
adj.严格的，凶猛的，严肃的，严重的，严厉的，朴素的
- The severe storm did for most of the crops.猛烈的暴风雨毁掉了大部分庄稼。
- The pace was too severe to be kept up for long.跟上这步伐太难了，无法持久。
3 embrace
vt.拥抱；包括；包围，环绕；n.拥抱，怀抱
- He held her to him in a warm embrace.他热列地拥抱她。
- The hills embrace the village.山丘环绕着村庄。