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

 The eastern U.S. is taking a polar plunge 1 this week. Today's wind chill dipped as low as negative 50 degrees across several Midwest cities. The so-called polar vortex will reach the East Coast by tomorrow.


 
Ahead of the deep freeze, jetBlue stopping service in Boston and all three of New York's airports today. The airline says it needs time to catch up on crew rest and maintenance. Service resumes tomorrow.
 
The U.S. Supreme 2 Court putting same sex marriage on hold in Utah today. The High Court giving the order to allow a federal appeals court more time to consider the issue.
 
And there is a new star in the nation's capital, meet 4-month-old Bao Bao. The giant panda is in the newest addition to the National Zoo in Washington.
 
Robert Bumsted, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

1 plunge
v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲
  • Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
  • That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。
2 supreme
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。