时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2011(八月)


英语课

 1. Irene is now a tropical storm, but it remains 1 massive and powerful as it soaks New England and moves northward 2 into Canada. At least 15 deaths are blamed on the storm, many due to fallen trees. 


 
2. From North Carolina to Maine, residents are cleaning up the damage from the storm and waiting for flooding to recede 3. At least four million people are without power and many airports, rail lines, and roadways remain shut. 
 
3. Libya's rebel government says it will not deport 4 the man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. New York senators had asked the Libyan transitional government on August 22nd to hold Abdel-Baset al-Megrahi accountable for the bombing of Pan Am flight 103, which killed 270 people. But the government responded that al-Megrahi has already been tried and convicted. 
 
4. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is accusing former Vice 5 President Dick Cheney of taking cheap shots at him and others in his new book. Cheney writes that Powell tried to undermine President Bush by criticizing administration policy to people outside the government. Cheney's book “In My Time” is set for release Tuesday.

1 remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
2 northward
adv.向北;n.北方的地区
  • He pointed his boat northward.他将船驶向北方。
  • I would have a chance to head northward quickly.我就很快有机会去北方了。
3 recede
vi.退(去),渐渐远去;向后倾斜,缩进
  • The colleges would recede in importance.大学的重要性会降低。
  • He saw that the dirty water had begun to recede.他发现那污浊的水开始往下退了。
4 deport
vt.驱逐出境
  • We deport aliens who slip across our borders.我们把偷渡入境的外国人驱逐出境。
  • More than 240 England football fans are being deported from Italy following riots last night.昨晚的骚乱发生后有240多名英格兰球迷被驱逐出意大利。
5 vice
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
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