时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2017(十)月


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This is AP News Minute.


President Donald Trump 1 said Wednesday "we'll see what happens" with the North American Free Trade Agreement. Trump is meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to review the agreement between the US, Canada and Mexico, which Trump has threatened to withdraw from if he can't negotiate a better deal.


The New Yorker is reporting that 16 former and current executives at Harvey Weinstein's companies either witnessed or knew about Weinstein's unwanted sexual advances. The Weinstein Company's board of directors has denied that claim. Weinstein was fired on Sunday after multiple women accused him of sexual harassment 2 and assault.


In Northern California, conditions are worsening for a massive wildfire. Officials on Wednesday said drier, windier weather is on the way, which could complicate 3 efforts for firefighters. So far, the fire has been blamed for 21 deaths, and at least 3500 homes have been destroyed.


And the Boy Scouts 5 of America have announced plans to let girls into some programs. The organization says it will admit girls to Cub 6 Scouts starting next year and establish a new program for older girls who will be able to earn the rank of Eagle Scout 4.


Robert Bumstead, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.



1 trump
n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
2 harassment
n.骚扰,扰乱,烦恼,烦乱
  • She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
  • The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。
3 complicate
vt.使复杂化,使混乱,使难懂
  • There is no need to complicate matters.没有必要使问题复杂化。
  • These events will greatly complicate the situation.这些事件将使局势变得极其复杂。
4 scout
n.童子军,侦察员;v.侦察,搜索
  • He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵,受了重伤。
  • The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.侦察兵偷偷地靠近敌军阵地。
5 scouts
侦察员[机,舰]( scout的名词复数 ); 童子军; 搜索; 童子军成员
  • to join the Scouts 参加童子军
  • The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组,然后开始巡逻这个地区。
6 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
accuracy grade
acidulated scrap
acute threshold dose
adenain
advower
air painting equipment
All Whites
ammonium aldehyde
Amoetiasis
amphibious aviation assault ship
aposelene
assign
atpase system
barge-pole
Beclomycin
bond force constant
bouquetier
conquassant
content package
cosher
cyanoethylated silane
deep-space laser communication
detector foil
disorganises
drill plate
dual-channel atomic absorption spectrophotometer
edmond halleys
electronic setup
epiligrin
epithelial sprout
family urticaceaes
federic
fermentable sugar
ferroelectric amplifier
flagelliflories
fore hammer
former bar
Guenzburg
headshunt
hedrich
home-remedy
hossin'
inappreciatively
incurabilities
injunct
interpolygonal
ion-electron-optical analytical instrument
kiln dried wood
laver culture on rocks
Liangbuaya
light-focusing glass fiber
lipotrop(h)in
maintenance of turnout
materials inspection report
matriculatory
metabolic cold acclimatization
metallo organic compound
middle age of stand
multiple glaze
myxomycete
nonconstitutionally
Odontioda
open one's trap
organic material
out-turn
Oxyopsia
Paucisone
peta-lumen
pipe-line
pivaloyloxymethyl
plain piston ring
plane of tabling
polycarbocyanine dye
Pontaumur
portland cheese
precleaned
proportional burner
psoriasis inversa
PYRIBENZAMIN
realistic
self-propagating exothermic reaction
semi-abstract
shipyard roll press
short-sleever
shunt reactor
siccaneous
simplex group of chromosome
sproviero
Straddie
strap-down mode
Stuckists
superradiant diode
tenon joining
thermo-nuclear
to the advantage of sb
under specified conditions
univeristies
users program
von Laue
Zaranou
zero power resistance
zungite