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. A sightseeing boat carrying 37 people was hit by a barge 1 and overturned Wednesday afternoon, spilling passengers into the Delaware River. Rescue crews aided by the Coast Guards set off a frantic 2 search for two people who were unaccounted for.


 


2. An indictment 3 charging 11 people with conspiracy 4 to act as secret agents for Russia was returned in New York Wednesday. In the meantime, rumors 5 of a plan to exchange some of the secret agents arrested last week for spies who are already in U.S. prisons also emerged. U.S. and Russian officials have refused to comment.


 


3. Authorities in Missouri say they have some good leads in their search for a kidnapper 6. Alisa Maier was snatched from her front yard Monday evening. She was found safe more than 24 hours later at a car wash, about 70 miles away from her home.


 


4. And in Washington, zookeepers used fruitsicles to help a couple of giant pandas cope with 100-degree heat. A smitten crowd snapped pictures as the pandas chopped down on their frozen treats



n.平底载货船,驳船
  • The barge was loaded up with coal.那艘驳船装上了煤。
  • Carrying goods by train costs nearly three times more than carrying them by barge.通过铁路运货的成本比驳船运货成本高出近3倍。
adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的
  • I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
  • He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。
n.起诉;诉状
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
  • They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。
n.阴谋,密谋,共谋
  • The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
  • He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 );[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 );[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷
  • Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.绑架者,拐骗者
  • The kidnapper was shot dead then and there by the armed policeman.绑架者被武装警察当时当地击毙。
  • The kidnapper strangled the child with a piece of string.绑票的人用一根绳子把这孩子勒死了。
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