时间:2019-02-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2009年(四)月


英语课

1.Pirates reportedly threatened to kill their American hostage if the US attacked them. That's according to a Somali who's been in contact with the pirates. Captain Richard Phillips earlier tried to swim to freedom but was recaptured.


2.Fans and teammates are remembering Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher 1 Nick Adenhart. Adenhart and two others were killed early yesterday when a suspected drunken driver apparently 2 ran a red light and smashed into their car.


3.Several parts of the country are dealing 3 with severe weather. Witnesses say a tornado 4 touched down in central Tennessee earlier today. Meantime, crews are searching for victims after a deadly twister hit Mena, Arkansas.


4.And in Rome, Italians are flocking to a chocolate store to get their fix of sweet Easter candy. That's because it's one of the few chocolate makers 5 that still does everything by hand, using traditional chocolate-making methods.



n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐;(棒球)投手
  • He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
  • Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
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。
n.飓风,龙卷风
  • A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
  • The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
n.制造者,制造商(maker的复数形式)
  • The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
  • The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
学英语单词
a matter for wonder
acoustic homing system
agricultural wastes
Ahaus
Barnes extended hypergeometric function
built in check
butlerages
butter stools
carissima
Chilian
cineplasties
conkers
Cortril
cotransports
crack of dawn
crime control
d'auria
dark pulse
davallia tyermanii
declaration of intention
disconnector release
enamel firing
endotheliomatosis
ethylenediamines
exhaust characteristic
fixed center change gears
flock ram
Frayn
fuse together
gas natural
genus Lagodon
genus Zaglossus
gradient type
gravity scale
gross annual output value
half rate traffic channel
hem up
high grade bond
hydroxycorticosterone
identification source
idiopathic calcinosis if scrotum
in water-stressed conditions
ironshod
isohistogenicity
isothiocyanic acid p-biphenylyl ester
kemenche
kuangchous
Laurencetown
leading block
left square bracket
lembosia ormosiae
limestone sand
line-of-sight microwave radio relay system
long-delayeds
longacting
maasen
main aisle
metalized chaff
missionaryizing
mitzvot
multiple telegrams
natural aggregate
non-volatile memory
ovoresta
percentage of economizer evaporation
petrolisthes unilobatus
phycological morphology
power reflectance
prepunching
putty joint
Pālkonda
queer fish
Quilonia
rank of cocycle basis
rare earth deposits
rawkin'
reassimilation
repainting
Schurmann's test
self-admittance
simply supported
single riveted joint
smartwood
stock exchange listing
subclass dibranchiatas
sulfur(iv) oxybromide
suppression violence
Tandacote
Teen Pop
tender evidence
thalamita prymna
thermal and density effects
toomed
transfer agents
Tricholoma aurantium
unidirectional filament
variable end point
Venndiagram(s)
wechslers
yearly increments
zero-feet flight
zerography