时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2011(三月)


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1. The first woman to run for US vice 1 president on a major party ticket has died. Geraldine Ferraro was seventy-five. President Barack Obama calls Ferraro a political trailblazer.


 


2. They're celebrating in a key Libyan city after rebels reclaim 2 control, helped by international military action. Muammar Gaddafi's troops were forced to retreat from Ajdabiya after being pounded by air strikes.


 


3. As workers struggle to control overheating reactor 3 at a damaged nuclear plant, Japan's government is finding fault with the plant's operator. A government spokesman says the Tokyo Electric Power Company must be more transparent 4 and provide information to the government more promptly 5.


 


4. Cities across the planet have been going dark for an hour. It's the 5th year for Earth Hour backed by the Word Wildlife Fund, UN and others.



1 vice
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
2 reclaim
v.要求归还,收回;开垦
  • I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
  • You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时,必须出示这张票子。
3 reactor
n.反应器;反应堆
  • The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
  • Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里,大分子裂变为小分子。
4 transparent
adj.明显的,无疑的;透明的
  • The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明,可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
  • The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。
5 promptly
adv.及时地,敏捷地
  • He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
  • She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
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