时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2018(十)月


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This is AP News Minute.


At least 17 people are known dead from Florida to Virginia in the aftermath of hurricane Michael. More than 300,000 homes and businesses remained without power in Florida and Georgia Sunday.


Retail 1 giant Sears has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 2 protection. The filing is expected to impact tens of thousands of workers.


International business leaders are pulling out of the upcoming investment forum 3 in Saudi Arabia. That country is dealing 4 with growing pressure after the disappearance 5 and suspected murder of Saudi Aribian journalist Jamal Khashoggi.


A pilot is dead after a small plane crashed into a home in Payson, Arizona. No injuries were reported on the ground. The cause of the crash is under investigation 6.



1 retail
v./n.零售;adv.以零售价格
  • In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
  • These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
2 bankruptcy
n.破产;无偿付能力
  • You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产,就必须节省开支。
  • His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
3 forum
n.论坛,讨论会
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
4 dealing
n.经商方法,待人态度
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
5 disappearance
n.消失,消散,失踪
  • He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
  • Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。
6 investigation
n.调查,调查研究
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
学英语单词
abtn
affination yield
AMAD (activity-median aerodynamic diameter)
anomala aulacoides
anovaria
Aselloidea
autochory
B.Gen. Ed.
balance of finance and materials
Ban Hèt Khai
bean leaf roller
Benodet
bitumen layer
blocking generator
Cayley tree
cell plasm
cell-based
chair bombs
chemoimmunology
clutter-free
co-regnant
commercial construction
compatible shrinkage
courier route
Cowan R.
critical accident alarm
cryo-resecter
cuprocupric compound
deep discount drugstore
depth diffusion process
dictynid spider
dog-bite
dogeared
dry bulb thermometer
EDSRT
EEG
eensy-weensy,eensie-weensie
egg substitute
emotionalising
enthalpy of condensation
epicondylus medialis femoris
Fenindrone
field entry pilot control object
frequency identification unit
fuckbait
garyophyll
goedel theorem
hulet
indirect gap semiconductor
install in series
internal screw turning tool
iqc (income quality control)
K-S steel
klickitat
laguardias
leadingout terminal
limited coinage
littlerest
loughers
magnetic stability test
marine plankton
measuring head
mechanical ground support equipment
Medvode
metalsmith
ned-
noise level reference point
Non-Convertible Currencies
percussion boring
Piersol's points
Pittrichie
plate-edge planer
pleny
point of force application
possessees
Potentilla longifolia
potguns
qualitywise
quasibinary system
Racah's notation
re-doubled
request homing
rothorn
SED TV
Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry
sheesha
sleeper agent
soil cartography
sonic waveform log
Sta-way
starter push button
swericinctoside
tagitinine
underground piping
undersea research vehicle
unproductive property
urocerus koshunus
vinegar tree
wall thickness reduction
zhonghu
zoot suits