时间:2019-02-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2009年(三)月


英语课

1.President Barack Obama calls his decision to lift restrictions 1 on funding for stem cell research ”a difficult and delicate balance.” The order Obama signed today aims to increase research into cures for paralysis 2 and other ailments 4, though he notes there are no guarantees.


2.An Illinois man has been charged with first-degree murder in yesterday's church shooting. A pastor 5 was shot through the heart while giving a sermon. Two worshipers and the suspect were injured in a struggle.


3.An accidental explosion at a Pennsylvania kennel 6 has killed 17 dogs, including Martha Stewart's puppy. Stewart says she is “deeply saddened” by the death of her chow known as Ghengis Khan.


4.The classic doll Barbie turns 50 years old today. She was introduced at a toy fair in New York City on March 9th, 1959. Her real name: Miss Barbara Millicent Roberts, from Willows 7, Wisconsin.


WORDS IN THE NEWS


1.paralysis: n.


the loss of the ability to move all or part of your body or feel things in it


2.ailment 3: n.


an illness that is not very serious


3.kennel: n.


a place where dogs are kept for breeding or are cared for while their owners are away


4.chow: n.松狮犬


also chow chow,HBA a type of dog with long thick fur that first came from China



约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则)
  • I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
  • a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
n.麻痹(症);瘫痪(症)
  • The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。
  • The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。
n.疾病,小病
  • I don't have even the slightest ailment.我什么毛病也没有。
  • He got timely treatment for his ailment.他的病得到了及时治疗。
疾病(尤指慢性病),不适( ailment的名词复数 )
  • His ailments include a mild heart attack and arthritis. 他患有轻度心脏病和关节炎。
  • He hospitalizes patients for minor ailments. 他把只有小病的患者也送进医院。
n.牧师,牧人
  • He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
  • We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师:教会的事是由五位执事管理的。
n.狗舍,狗窝
  • Sporting dogs should be kept out of doors in a kennel.猎狗应该养在户外的狗窝中。
  • Rescued dogs are housed in a standard kennel block.获救的狗被装在一个标准的犬舍里。
n.柳树( willow的名词复数 );柳木
  • The willows along the river bank look very beautiful. 河岸边的柳树很美。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Willows are planted on both sides of the streets. 街道两侧种着柳树。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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a stroll
Agattu Island
amyotrphy
arawata (arawhata) r.
assembly plan
attributed
audio frequency amplifier
average brightness
bacterial anatomy
benzyloxycarbonyl-Arg-Ser
biachaenium
biltmores
bone-chilling
Bozzaris, Marco
cancer ward
cardiographies
carprini
causal message logging
chirp Z-transform algorithm
constant bearing
constraint term
control coefficient
damper air
desired output
detailed inspection
diagnosis testing
Doce River
dominus morborum
double deck shaker
egling
electone
electronic chart display
endromid
Ermins
extraneous observation
feed selector
fermentation apparatus
fresh cycle
fure
Gereshk
give hell
group demodulator filter
guilty mind
Hardegg
Have your collar felt
helping profession
i-bobbed
indanthrene olive
interstate commerce commission (icc)
iron roller
Isakovka
japan cedars
Kawayan
kruskal's space time
laminated pole-shoe
leakage magnetic flux
legislatory
light board
make the acquaintance of
maritime researcher
Mokane
movimiento revolucionario tupac anarus
multiported
myrow
negative muons
neutral dye
nomvete
one-side
p-over port
palfiums
petrera
politropic index
posterior inferior nasal branches
presentable
project risk
pump lever
rearing house
rosefish
sclc-v
see the writing on the wall
sewn-in
shintos
sleepwalk
soft shoe
special hoisting bar
squinance
stand-on light beacon
subsoid
tacky dry
takes a part in
Tawgywe-in
transgenderisation
transsegmental
undersea laboratory
unenergized condition
unrummaged
unveracious
vertical shaft machine
weakly wandering set
westmeads
wide-handedness
wristlocks