美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-02
时间:2018-12-17 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2013(七月)
英语课
1. The Senate is on the cusp of approving historical immigration legislation offering citizenship 1 to millions in the US illegally and spending billions of dollars to secure the border.
2. After a one-woman filibuster 2 and a raucous 3 crowd helped derail a GOP led effort to restrict Texas abortions 4. Governor Rick Perry announced that he is calling lawmakers back next week to try again.
3. New England Patriots 5 tight end, Aaron Hernandez was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder in the shooting death of a friend.
4. Justin Bieber has been sued by a paparazzo who claims the singer kicked and punched him last year at a southern California shopping center.
1 citizenship
n.市民权,公民权,国民的义务(身份)
- He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生,但没有瑞典公民身分。
- Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后,她选择了澳大利亚国籍。
2 filibuster
n.妨碍议事,阻挠;v.阻挠
- A senator dragged the subject in as a filibuster.一个参议员硬把这个题目拉扯进来,作为一种阻碍议事的手法。
- The democrats organized a filibuster in the senate.民主党党员在参议院上组织了阻挠议事。
3 raucous
adj.(声音)沙哑的,粗糙的
- I heard sounds of raucous laughter upstairs.我听见楼上传来沙哑的笑声。
- They heard a bottle being smashed,then more raucous laughter.他们听见酒瓶摔碎的声音,然后是一阵更喧闹的笑声。