时间:2019-02-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2017(一)月


英语课

 


This is AP news minute. 


1.  President Donald Trump 1 is expected to meet with bipartisan congressional leaders at the White House on Monday. His agenda is expected to include health-care and tax reform. 


2. Severe weather is blamed for killing 2 at least 18 people in the deep south over the weekend. At least 14 people were killed in south Georgia on Sunday, when intense fast moving storms and possible tornadoes 3 moved across the state. 


3. Police in San Antonio, Texas say a man was shot and killed, trying to stop two suspects from fleeing a jewelry 4 store robbery. Several people were injured. Two suspects were caught. 


4. And Major League baseball has lost one of its upcoming stars. Kansas city Royals pitcher 5 Yordano Ventura died in a car accident in the Dominican republic. He was 25. 


Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.



n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
n.龙卷风,旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
  • Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
  • Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网
n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝
  • The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
  • Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐;(棒球)投手
  • He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
  • Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。