时间:2018-12-20 作者:英语课 分类:CNN2010年(十一)月


英语课

Well, as you may recognize now, it’s my mother’s engagement ring. So, of course, it’s very special to me. Um, as Kate is very special to me now as well. It was only right the two were put together. It was my way of making sure mother didn't miss out on today and the excitement and the fact that we're going to spend the rest of our lives together.


Well, it’s quite a daunting 1 prospect 2 but you know, hopefully I’ll take it in my stride, and William’s a great teacher so hopefully he’ll be able to help me along the way. I’m really looking forward to spending my time with William.


She’s very good at flattery.


We were able to reach consensus 3 on 12 of the 13 counts, with count 3 being a split vote, 4 to 4. No one asked for this assignment, sitting in judgment 4 of a fellow member, a colleague, is a very difficult task, but I believe that you, Madam Chair, and all the members of this subcommittee have handled yourselves in a very nonpartisan, professional manner and dignified 5 manner, which I hope will restore credibility to the House of Representatives.


Today, therefore, marks the first time in nearly 40 years that the recipient 6 of the Medal of Honor for an ongoing 7 conflict has been able to come to the White House and accept this recognition in person. It is my privilege to present our nation’s highest military decoration - The Medal of Honor, to a soldier as humble 8 as he is heroic staff sergeant 9 Salvatore A. Giunta.


Well. A house cat locked in a standoff with an alligator 10. The video is all over the internet. You can see the paws come out here. The alligators 11, rather than snapping at the kitty cat in its jaws 12 retreats. But then it says, "I'm going to go get my buddy 13 Phil." And he comes back with some backup. The fearless feline 14, though, not about to back off, takes on the other gator and they both slide back into the pond.

 



1 daunting
adj.使人畏缩的
  • They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
  • Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。
2 prospect
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
  • This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
  • The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
3 consensus
n.(意见等的)一致,一致同意,共识
  • Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗?
  • What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么?
4 judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
  • The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
  • He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。
5 dignified
a.可敬的,高贵的
  • Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整个审讯过程中,他始终沉默以保持尊严。
  • He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend. 他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。
6 recipient
a.接受的,感受性强的 n.接受者,感受者,容器
  • Please check that you have a valid email certificate for each recipient. 请检查是否对每个接收者都有有效的电子邮件证书。
  • Colombia is the biggest U . S aid recipient in Latin America. 哥伦比亚是美国在拉丁美洲最大的援助对象。
7 ongoing
adj.进行中的,前进的
  • The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
  • The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
8 humble
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低
  • In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见,他将在选举中获胜。
  • Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
9 sergeant
n.警官,中士
  • His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
  • How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹?
10 alligator
n.短吻鳄(一种鳄鱼)
  • She wandered off to play with her toy alligator.她开始玩鳄鱼玩具。
  • Alligator skin is five times more costlier than leather.鳄鱼皮比通常的皮革要贵5倍。
11 alligators
n.短吻鳄( alligator的名词复数 )
  • Two alligators rest their snouts on the water's surface. 两只鳄鱼的大嘴栖息在水面上。 来自辞典例句
  • In the movement of logs by water the lumber industry was greatly helped by alligators. 木材工业过去在水上运输木料时所十分倚重的就是鳄鱼。 来自辞典例句
12 jaws
n.口部;嘴
  • The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
  • The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。
13 buddy
n.(美口)密友,伙伴
  • Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气,老兄。有什么麻烦吗?
  • Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了,你这家伙!
14 feline
adj.猫科的
  • As a result,humans have learned to respect feline independence.结果是人们已经学会尊重猫的独立性。
  • The awakening was almost feline in its stealthiness.这种醒觉,简直和猫的脚步一样地轻悄。
学英语单词
Aberdeen terrier
accommodation bureau
acronicta gigasa
Addu Atoll
adjoining pipe
algorism
amortization short term investment
Ancient Mystic Order Rosae Crucis
astatic coilss
autoinfusion
automatic blasting
automatic winch
batraz
be etched somewhere
bedrift
Bern, Kanton
big girl
biologic ooze
bleomycetin
Boris I
Bowesmont
Broom B.
bug patches
bur-marigold
cage and rolling element assembly
cantilever structure
Cassander
Collier Ra.
community of fantasy
Conocybe
Cornella
coupled vibration
diaphysectomy
dividing mechanism
economical quantities
electron power tube
ethnicity
evaporation tank
extruding tool
fellipsoidal harminics
foreroom
framed connection
galeopithecid
galia
genus Dracunculus
GIH
Glimicron
gliricola distinctus
gnathostat
handloom weavers
impounded level
incorporation into bitumen
indirectnesses
interspecies H transfer
invariant lattice structure
Kebezen'
kromah
legitimately
light experimental helicopter
manganese(ii) decametaphosphate
melodee
mesorelief
metal vapor laser
mirror iron
mouse pneumonia virus
national input
non-friction brake
notothenioid
optimum use
pan vulcanization
ph analyzer
pitch prill
plane of cleavage
post-tectonic pluton
red-free light
risk-sharing
second-strike capability
set of accounts
shape constancy
simultaneous shipment
solanocapsin
square-edged board
stereotomical
summer tree
supercooled austenite
SWESSAR (Stone and Webster Standard Safety Analysis Report)
taac
tendon hyperreflexia
Termakhivka
the Royal Military Academy
throw a pinch of salt on a bird's tail
tomatilloes
Tresana
trimipramine
wailing walls
water grate
watson-biemann separator
weld nut
well-attested
yesking
zero lift line
Zhetysay