AP 2012-02-16
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(二月)
英语课
1. A Coroner's official says they won't release information on an autopsy 1 performed on Whitney Houston at the request of police detectives investigating her death. Houston was found dead Saturday in the bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel room.
2. Greek lawmakers have approved austerity measures to save that country from bankruptcy 2. That comes after riots in Ashen 3 and the other cities that left stores looted and more than 120 people hurt.
3. Volunteers are sifting 4 through tons of paper at a recycling center in Washington State after police received a tip. Josh Powell may have dumped papers there just days before killing 5 himself and his two sons last week.
4. And with six awards, Adele has matched Beyonce for most Grammy wins in a night by a female act. Adele's six wins Sunday night include album, record and song of the year. Beyonce set the record two years ago.
n.尸体解剖；尸检
- They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。
- A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。
n.破产；无偿付能力
- You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
- His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
adj.灰的
- His face was ashen and wet with sweat.他面如土色，汗如雨下。
- Her ashen face showed how much the news had shocked her.她灰白的脸显示出那消息使她多么震惊。
n.筛，过滤v.筛( sift的现在分词 )；筛滤；细查；详审
- He lay on the beach, sifting the sand through his fingers. 他躺在沙滩上用手筛砂子玩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I was sifting the cinders when she came in. 她进来时，我正在筛煤渣。 来自辞典例句