美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-20
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(五月)
英语课
1. Attorney General Eric Holder 1 will likely face tough questioning today by the House Judiciary Committee. Topics are expected to include the Justice Department's gathering 2 of phone records at the Associated Press and the government's handling of intelligence before the Boston Marathon bombings.
2. The US ambassador to Russia has been summoned by the foreign ministry 3. Moscow claims it caught a US diplomat 4 trying to recruit a counterintelligence officer. This is the first case of an American diplomat publicly accused of spying in a decade.
3. Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot has ballooned to an estimated $360 million. That is a cash value of $229.2 million, making it the third largest Powerball jackpot ever.
4. The giant rubber duck in Hong Kong's harbor was completely deflated 5 this morning. Organizers say the 54-foot duck was deflated for maintenance, denying speculation 6 that it was punctured 7 due to rain and wind.
n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物
- The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
- That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。
n.集会，聚会，聚集
- He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
- He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
n.(政府的)部；牧师
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人
- The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
- He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
adj. 灰心丧气的
- I was quite deflated by her lack of interest in my suggestions.他对我的建议兴趣不大，令我感到十分气馁。
- He was deflated by the news.这消息令他泄气。
n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机
- Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
- There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。