美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-09-16
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(九月)
英语课
1. President Barack Obama is ordering an increase in security at US embassies. That decision comes after the killing 1 of the US ambassador and three others in Libya. The president has strongly condemned 2 the violence, and he says those responsible will be brought to justice.
2. Mitt 3 Romney is looking to portray 4 President Obama as weak on foreign policy. The Republican presidential candidate says a statement issued after a mob breached 5 the American embassy in Egypt, seemed to express sympathy with the attackers.
3. Chicago public school teachers are walking the picket 6 line for a third straight day. They say their strike isn't about pay. Union officials say teachers are unhappy with a new performance evaluation 7 plan, and the system that'll be used to determine which laid off teachers will be rehired.
4. Apple has unveiled the new iPhone. The phone is thinner, lighter 8, and has a bigger screen than previous versions. The iPhone 5 will be available next week.
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。
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
- I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
- Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。
v.描写，描述；画(人物、景象等)
- It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
- Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗？
攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反
- These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
- Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。
n.纠察队；警戒哨；v.设置纠察线；布置警卫
- They marched to the factory and formed a picket.他们向工厂前进,并组成了纠察队。
- Some of the union members did not want to picket.工会的一些会员不想担任罢工纠察员。
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。