时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2011(三月)


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1. More problems at a troubled Japanese nuclear plant. Officials say two workers were hospitalized after stepping in contaminated water and suffering radiation burns. Meanwhile city leaders are trying to reassure 1 Tokyo residents that tap water is safe after high iodine 2 levels were reported.


 


2. Israeli warplanes have struck Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Thursday. The attacks are retaliation 3 for rocket attacks on Israeli cities and the first bombing in Jerusalem in several years. The Palestinian authority reported no injuries.


 


3. Aviation officials say two flights landed at Reagan National Airport near Washington without the help of the control tower because the air traffic supervisor 4 was asleep. The pilots were in communication with a regional air traffic control facility about 40 miles away. The planes were able to land safely. An investigation 5 is now underway.


 


4. And an amazing rescue in the aftermath of the Japanese tsunami 6. A man found a porpoise 7 washed up more than a mile inland. He was able to wrap it up and take it back to the sea. The porpoise reportedly swam away with no issues.



1 reassure
v.使放心,使消除疑虑
  • This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点,于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
  • The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。
2 iodine
n.碘,碘酒
  • The doctor painted iodine on the cut.医生在伤口上涂点碘酒。
  • Iodine tends to localize in the thyroid.碘容易集于甲状腺。
3 retaliation
n.报复,反击
  • retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
  • He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 supervisor
n.监督人,管理人,检查员,督学,主管,导师
  • Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说,我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
  • He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。
5 investigation
n.调查,调查研究
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
6 tsunami
n.海啸
  • Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
  • Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
7 porpoise
n.鼠海豚
  • What is the difference between a dolphin and porpoise?海豚和和鼠海豚有什么区别?
  • Mexico strives to save endangered porpoise.墨西哥努力拯救濒危的鼠海豚。
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