时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2010(三月)


英语课

1. President Barack Obama gets a first-hand look at the 8-year-old war he inherited and ramped 1 up. During a surprise visit to Afghanistan, Obama applauded US troops and Afghanistan's campaign against insurgents 2, but told Afghan leaders they need to do more to rein 3 in corruption 4.


 


2. The Pope opened Holy Week amid serious allegations, involving pedophile priests. He made no direct reference to the scandal. But one of the prayers, recited during Palm Sunday Mass, was for the young and for those charged with educating them and protecting them.


 


3. Engineers and mechanics lowered a crane on Sunday after it tilted 5 and hit a 25-story building near Wall Street. The strike showered debris 6 to the ground, rerouted traffic and caused evacuations. No injuries reported.


 


4. Anthony Coffman claims he was on a mission from God when he ran down the aisles 7 of a grocery store, ripping open packages of beef and tossing them to the floor. The 28-year-old vegetarian 8 is undergoing a mental evaluation 9.


 



1 ramped
土堤斜坡( ramp的过去式和过去分词 ); 斜道; 斜路; (装车或上下飞机的)活动梯
  • With the arrival of George Lucas, the pace has ramped up. 随着乔治·卢卡斯的到来,速度大大加快。
  • They also sold corporate bonds as the global financial crisis ramped up. 在全球金融危机加剧之际,他们还抛售了公司债券。
2 insurgents
n.起义,暴动,造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
  • The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子,这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
3 rein
n.疆绳,统治,支配;vt.以僵绳控制,统治
  • The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
  • He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。
4 corruption
n.腐败,堕落,贪污
  • The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
  • The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
5 tilted
v. 倾斜的
  • Suddenly the boat tilted to one side. 小船突然倾向一侧。
  • She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。
6 debris
n.瓦砾堆,废墟,碎片
  • After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
  • Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上,导致蛀牙。
7 aisles
n. (席位间的)通道, 侧廊
  • Aisles were added to the original Saxon building in the Norman period. 在诺曼时期,原来的萨克森风格的建筑物都增添了走廊。
  • They walked about the Abbey aisles, and presently sat down. 他们走到大教堂的走廊附近,并且很快就坐了下来。
8 vegetarian
n.素食者;adj.素食的
  • She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
  • I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。
9 evaluation
n.估价,评价;赋值
  • I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life.我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。
  • The new scheme is still under evaluation.新方案还在评估阶段。
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acceptor center
aerobus
albertol
Am. Pr.
amphiplasty
aponeurosis plantaris
as luck would have itill
asccharum
asterorhombus intermedius
atomicities
auto-sequential-commutated inverter
autoimmune diseases
avulsion of the bulb
B power
B.Mech E.
bearing capacity
better nor like
BHDF
Botad
burn in period
bushwalking
callista pilsbryi
central cashier
chugs
circumflexes
coated side
color change interval
common emitter
compact disc-rewritable
concave mapping
condiment storage
curdlan
Declinognathus
deri brush shifting motor
destructacon
developed diagram
Dieffenbach's amputation
dilochlamydeous
directed acyclic word graph
distributed computer control system
earreach
etholene
Eutrema compactum
fellow-travelling
forfeiture of pay
forward-facing seat
furfurylmercaptan
ganglionic reflex
gargety
Grande, Ciénaga
graphite spark technique
growth by apposition
heat-affected zone crack
hippolyti
hobby-eberly
illicit recording
importunities
John Braine
junene
lexical characteristic of keyword
liquid-film coefficient
Lorze
market intelligence report
multilocular cyst of kidney
natural-
opaquest
partition constant
perianal glands
periodic decimal
phacoemulsifier
pinna pectoralis
plano concave lens
play down one's tune
plenary talk
pomar
prosodiacal
pulsation period
quinoid compound
random mating system
reductios
rennet (or abomasum)
rumy
sacramentology
scabbling
self-adaptation autopilot
spray chine
spuria diphtheria
Staphlosporonites
stem volume increment
step polymerization
stolen car
super-kamiokande
system without idle period
t4n
ticket porter
Tonami
Trabeculodialysis
Tragus mongolorum
trip reference circuit
tychoes
vertically movable mould
ye-u (yeu)