时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2008年(二)月


英语课

1. There are contrasting views on the economy. President Bush denies the country is heading into a recession, but admits his concern about slowing economic growth. Meantime, Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama says the economy is on the brink 1 of a recession, and blames Republican policies.


 


2. The FBI is investigating whether Roger Clemens lied to Congress when he denied taking performance-enhancing drugs. The probe could result in perjury 2 or obstruction 3 of justice charges against the All-Star pitcher 4.


 


3. Prince Harry 5 is serving on the front lines in Afghanistan. The third in line to the British throne has been there since December. Officials confirmed the deployment 6 after details were leaked by an Australian magazine and German newspaper.


 


4. A German zoo is showing off its adorable addition. Check out this polar bear cub 7. His name is Wilbaer and he was born December, 10th.


 


 



1 brink
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘,边沿
  • The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
  • The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。
2 perjury
n.伪证;伪证罪
  • You'll be punished if you procure the witness to commit perjury.如果你诱使证人作伪证,你要受罚的。
  • She appeared in court on a perjury charge.她因被指控做了伪证而出庭受审。
3 obstruction
n.阻塞,堵塞;障碍物
  • She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.她被指控妨碍警察执行任务。
  • The road was cleared from obstruction.那条路已被清除了障碍。
4 pitcher
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。
5 harry
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
6 deployment
n. 部署,展开
  • He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
  • Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。
7 cub
n.幼兽,年轻无经验的人
  • The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
  • The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。
学英语单词
2-propenoxybenzene
antibiotic therapy
arcitumomab
articulationes sphaeroidea
atmospheric path loss
automated stock control
bandy legs
cable supply
cable-knits
cardioectomy
censored regression
city-like
closed loop circuit
clypeomorus brevis
coarse indented cut plating iron
commercial girl
corbilion
cuff on the ear
dan-ger
depth measurement meter
dimensionless velocity
double-beam spectrophotometer
electronic-games
feint against
forethought
Fowl Cay
freund
gradient descent
group discussion
gwydions
haplocytheridea agilis
head groom
heids
helium leak-check
high band VTR
hoe a big row
hydrating capacity
Ilen, R.
inverse rhumb line
Jorge Chavez, Aeropuerto Internacional
keepsake
line dot matrx
Longframlington
lose custom
mainshaft cap
Masoni, Pulau
master tv system
message forwarding queue
milkshed
multigen
normal habitat of bacteria
nyashas
oroku
out of play
Pascagoula R.
payday loan
Pen-A-brasive
phenocrystic
polargraph
Prayssac
pre-title
prochiral
protective effect
pseudomonas pycyaneum
pseudospiritual
pulse spreading
random access method
relocatable loader
response
reworkable waste
riprapped
rock bridgeite
rotoseat
rough vacuum pump
sardining
shantest
simple bony crus
social event
solo machine
special liquid red lead
staff less library
steel mills
stimulus/response
straight mineral oil
straight-line graph
synchronization indicator
telephone-type data network
the quantum theory
theoretical water power
transit lines
ultra-violet absorption curve
uncharted
undisturbed zero output signal
unvanquisht
vanfuls
variable interval (vi) schedule of reinforcement
vinsanity
volumized
welding current decay unit
work attitude
yield of timbers removed before final cutting
Yujiangian Stage