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。