时间:2019-01-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2013(十月)


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1. Rescuers were struggling on Wednesday to help thousands of people injured and left homeless after their houses collapsed 1 in a massive earthquake in south western Pakistan in the day before. The death toll 2 rose overnight to over 200. 


2. Gunshots rang out from the upscale mall in Kenya¡¯s capital Wednesday morning, the day after the President declared an end to a four-day siege by Islamic militants 3. A government spokesman says the shot came from Kenyan forces firing protectively before entering unknown territory. 


3. The democratic controlled Senate is on the path toward defeating the Tea Part¡¯s attempt to dismantle 4 President Barack Obama¡¯s healthcare law, despite an overnight talkathon on chamber¡¯s floor led by Texas Senator Ted 5 Cruz. 


4. And this month marks the 20th anniversary of Nirvana¡¯s final studio album, and fans have the chance to buy the childhood home of late front-man Kurt Cobain. Cobain¡¯s mother is putting the bungalow 6 on the market this week. 



adj.倒塌的
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
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。
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来,反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此,巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
vt.拆开,拆卸;废除,取消
  • He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助,拆除这批弹头。
  • The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动,于是,我决定把它拆开。
vt.翻晒,撒,撒开
  • The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
  • She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。
n.平房,周围有阳台的木造小平房
  • A bungalow does not have an upstairs.平房没有上层。
  • The old couple sold that large house and moved into a small bungalow.老两口卖掉了那幢大房子,搬进了小平房。
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