时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2009年(九)月


英语课

1. Tehran has capped off a show of military might by test firing missiles capable of carrying warheads. The tests come days before meetings between Iran and six world powers, trying to stop its suspected nuclear weapons program. Meantime, the White House is calling the tests a "provocative 1 act".


 2. A law enforcement official says investigators 2 have identified three possible accomplices 3 of Najibullah Zazi. Zazi is accused of plotting a terrorist attack on New York. And investigators say the accomplices are also from that state. 


 3. The Philippines is asking for international help as the devastation 4 from a weekend tropical storm becomes more apparent. At least 140 people died and officials warned a new storm could strike this week.


 4. And a group of rescue workers in Turkey needed a rescue of their own. A van stacked with beehives crashed into a truck, killing 5 one person and causing the bees to swarm 6 and attack five other injured crash victims. When emergency responders tried to help them, the bees attacked the rescuers too.



1 provocative
adj.挑衅的,煽动的,刺激的,挑逗的
  • She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
  • His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。
2 investigators
n.调查者,审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 accomplices
从犯,帮凶,同谋( accomplice的名词复数 )
  • He was given away by one of his accomplices. 他被一个同伙出卖了。
  • The chief criminals shall be punished without fail, those who are accomplices under duress shall go unpunished and those who perform deeds of merIt'shall be rewarded. 首恶必办, 胁从不问,立功受奖。
4 devastation
n.毁坏;荒废;极度震惊或悲伤
  • The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
  • There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 killing
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
6 swarm
n.(昆虫)等一大群;vi.成群飞舞;蜂拥而入
  • There is a swarm of bees in the tree.这树上有一窝蜜蜂。
  • A swarm of ants are moving busily.一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。
学英语单词
ace point
aldehyde acids
algebra of propositions
amanat
antillesoma antillarum
apatosauruss
ately
automatic firedamp alarm
Bracewell coater
C shell
Chincheros
comana
come off high horse
computer-aided instruction
cryptoflavin
customs of the sea
De Moeren
demand handling
diastematometria
direct-fired lithiumbromide absorption refrigerating machine
dust stratification
energiya
equitonic scale
excandescence
federa
filoselle
find up
fresh air louvers
genus Venus
get one's ticket
heat dissolution
hendrik verwoerds
hulch
in the lurch
incanas
inductomete
INTREX
k distribution
Kaim R.
kalita
kalkaboos
kreutter
lactamindine
laevoversion
Lagenaria
Lekeryd
linear ball bearing
lived large
low density flow
Makwiro
malignant erysipelas
maounis
metal-clad optical waveguide
mobilized
molecular organic geochemistry
moralee
non issuance of stock certificates
non-xeromorphic xerophyte
nontranslational region of gene
nor-epinephrine
one-in
one-of-a-kind
optical maser oscillator
oratosquilla oratoria
orthogonalises
other's
output transformer
over-confident
padill
passbook account
plane systematic sampling
post-arrival time
post-boomer
prestidigitators
privacy key
psychotrias
put the brakes on
R. & D.
reflex motion
ridge planting
rotating scanner method
saragat
segmented address space
Septoria veronicae
Sideband.
single family detached house
smokeholes
Sparganum baxteri
spherical candlepower
spiral elevator
standard eight-inch rain gauge
subidioblast
synthetic camphor tablet
teamleader
testino
the year
tipularia cunninghamii
transverse joint
urban planning stake surveying
water sealed producer
Which of your arms is sore
wrought metal