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


英语课

 


This is AP News Minute.


The mail-bomb scare widened Thursday as law enforcement seized more suspicious packages, one addressed to actor Robert De Niro, and two to former Vice 1 President Joe Biden.


On Twitter, President Trump 2 blamed the media for "a very big part of the anger we see today in our society".


The United Nations says the death toll 3 from a Saudi Arabia air strike on a fruit market in Yemen has climbed to 21 civilians 4 killed, including children.


Mother nature has been competing with baseball for the best spectacle in Boston, with rainbows near Fenway Park. The Red Sox followed them to a pot of gold with a two-zero lead in the World Series.



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 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。
3 toll
n.过路(桥)费;损失,伤亡人数;v.敲(钟)
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
4 civilians
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后,至少有300名平民下落不明。