时间:2019-02-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2011(六月)


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1. The first public photos of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords have come out since she was seriously wounded in last January's mass shooting in Arizona. Pictures were posted on Giffords' Facebook page and show her smiling with shorter, darker hair but few obvious signs of the severe head injury she suffered when she was shot.


 


2. Kenyans and Somalis are celebrating the death of an al-Qaeda mastermind who planned East Africa's worst terror attack in recent history - 1998 embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. Fazul Abdullah Mohammed was killed this past week by Somali troops after eluding 1 capture for 13 years.


 


3. The huge wildfire in eastern Arizona has grown to nearly 700 square miles, but fire officials say they are getting closer to controlling the blaze. Authorities have lifted evacuation orders for residents of two towns, Springerville and Eagar, but they want residents to stay away until the air quality improves.


 


4. Filipino, who has just turned 18, has been declared the world's smallest man by Guinness World Records. He measures 23 and a half inches tall, that's less than two feet tall. He's about three inches shorter than the previous record holder 2.



v.(尤指机敏地)避开( elude的现在分词 );逃避;躲避;使达不到
  • He saw no way of eluding Featherstone's stupid demand. 费瑟斯通的愚蠢要求使他走投无路。 来自辞典例句
  • The fox succeeded in eluding the hunters. 这狐狸成功地避过了猎手。 来自辞典例句
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。
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