时间:2019-02-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2010(七月)


英语课

1. Hurricane warnings are now posted for parts of the Texas coast as Tropical Storm Alex continues to strengthen in the Gulf 1. Forecasters think the storm's path will take it near the Texas-Mexico border. The storm could become a hurricane today. The storm's path is expected to take it away from the Gulf oil spill.


 


2. General David Petraeus will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee today. General Petraeus is President Obama's choice to take over as commander of the Afghanistan war. He will replace General Stanley McChrystal, who was fired last week after he and his aides were quoted in a Rolling Stone article disparaging 2 the administration.


 


3. President Obama's nominee 3 for the Supreme 4 Court is likely to be pressed today about how deferential 5 she might be to lawmakers as a justice on the high court. Confirmation 6 hearings for Elena Kagan started yesterday. During her opening statement, Kagan pledged to be impartial 7.


 


4. The search continues for an 11th alleged 8 spy. The FBI arrested ten people yesterday accused of serving secretly as agents of the Russian government in the United States. Court papers say their assignment was to search and develop ties in policy-making circles. Arrest took place in New York, Washington and Boston



n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
adj.轻蔑的,毁谤的v.轻视( disparage的现在分词 );贬低;批评;非难
  • Halliday's comments grew daily more and more sparklingly disagreeable and disparaging. 一天天过去,哈里代的评论越来越肆无忌惮,越来越讨人嫌,越来越阴损了。 来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡
  • Even with favorable items they would usually add some disparaging comments. 即使对好消息,他们也往往要加上几句诋毁的评语。 来自互联网
n.被提名者;被任命者;被推荐者
  • His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
  • Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
adj. 敬意的,恭敬的
  • They like five-star hotels and deferential treatment.他们喜欢五星级的宾馆和毕恭毕敬的接待。
  • I am deferential and respectful in the presence of artists.我一向恭敬、尊重艺术家。
n.证实,确认,批准
  • We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
  • We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前,我们需要书面确认。
adj.(in,to)公正的,无偏见的
  • He gave an impartial view of the state of affairs in Ireland.他对爱尔兰的事态发表了公正的看法。
  • Careers officers offer impartial advice to all pupils.就业指导员向所有学生提供公正无私的建议。
a.被指控的,嫌疑的
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
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a mite
aa. lumbales
acetoxycapric acid
air risks
alpha-form
alpha-naphthol test
aluminium wool
an wu t'u
Anoyia
aristocracy
assett
B. I. R.
bead cover
capacity required
cervix obstipa
chromium(iii) acetate
condyles of humerus
consolidated enterprises sub-index
counter rudder angle
cylindrical robot
dipolarity
directory access protocol
disodour
domestic public frequency band
draft-density relation
dust-bathe
eight bit character
erythrohidrosis
fat pad
fill a vacuum
frost-proof wing
gambogian
general anxiety scale
general frame
Geranium polyanthes
gravel-blind
haul in one's horn
Heratis
hirpled
honest broker
horizontal screw-agitated feed reduction
ice-hook
import and export trade
instruction distribution channel
kerlikowske
ketoln(a)emia
Labyrinthulida
Laurent half-shade plate
light as a feather
liner tonnage
loose pattern moulding
lumbo-dorsal fascia
megestrol
metaboghead coal
micro-pressure
miskitus
Montesquieu-Volvestre
mount-stanley
music to someone's ears
neuroradiographic
never better
non-replies
nonuniformity coefficient
oags
oral temperature
out-door sport
outgrabes
ovens
Paget' quiet necrosis
passenger facility
periscopic vision
pollen graph
poo-bah
prealloying
prod mark
quasi punctuated probe
rawsthornes
reinforced band
requarrel
Rhododendron californicum
scan diagonal
sefirot
semiconducting glage
sending out for
statelessnesses
strike pilot
tail-bay
tangueite (tangeite)
tax write-off
temperature barrier
thixocasting
time division network
togeather
topographical interpretation
topophilia
trap volume method
trisomy X
victor metal
vieron
Volovets'
wash one's hands with invisible soap and imperceptible water
yearday