美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-2-6
时间:2018-12-17 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2016(二)月
英语课
1. Authorities in eastern Oregon say they arrested three more men who were involved in the standoff on a wildlife refuge. Officials say the men turned themselves in at a checkpoint.
2. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump 2 says he will stick to his decision to boycott 3 tonight's debate in Iowa. Senator Ted 1 Cruz is offering to debate him one on one.
3. A Michigan legislator is expected to vote on an emergency spending bill on Thursday. It will allocate 4 an additional 28 million dollars to address the lead contamination in Flint's water.
4. And an apartment building perches 5 on a coastal 6 bluff 7 near San Francisco has been evacuated 8. Crashing wave and powerful rain caused by El Nino has left the building in danger of collapsing 9.
1 ted
vt.翻晒,撒,撒开
- The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
- She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。
2 trump
n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
- He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
- The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
3 boycott
n./v.(联合)抵制,拒绝参与
- We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
- The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。
4 allocate
vt.分配,分派;把…拨给;把…划归
- You must allocate the money carefully.你们必须谨慎地分配钱。
- They will allocate fund for housing.他们将拨出经费建房。
5 perches
栖息处( perch的名词复数 ); 栖枝; 高处; 鲈鱼
- Other protection can be obtained by providing wooden perches througout the orchards. 其它保护措施是可在种子园中到处设置木制的栖木。
- The birds were hopping about on their perches and twittering. 鸟儿在栖木上跳来跳去,吱吱地叫着。
6 coastal
adj.海岸的,沿海的,沿岸的
- The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
- This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
7 bluff
v.虚张声势,用假象骗人;n.虚张声势,欺骗
- His threats are merely bluff.他的威胁仅仅是虚张声势。
- John is a deep card.No one can bluff him easily.约翰是个机灵鬼。谁也不容易欺骗他。
8 evacuated
撤退者的
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
9 collapsing
压扁[平],毁坏,断裂
- Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
- The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。