时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2010(九月)


英语课

1. President Barack Obama turns his attention to the world stage today. When he delivers a speech at the annual UN General Assembly, Obama is expected to emphasize his efforts to promote peace and stability in Iraq and the Middle East while countering nuclear concerns in Iran and North Korea.


 


2. Leaders in the Republican Party will unveil a 21-page document today, called their "Pledge to America". The document will outline what Republicans hope to accomplish if the GOP wins control of the House and Senate. Included are ideas to slash 1 taxes and spending while repealing 2 the president's healthcare law.


 


3. Prosecutors 3 say a college student who allegedly attacked a New York City cab driver because he was Muslim declared himself a patriot 4 after being arrested. Michael Enright pleaded not guilty in court yesterday. Enright 's lawyer says the 21-year-old is struggling with alcoholism.


 


4. With all of her legal appeals exhausted 5, Teresa Lewis is scheduled to be executed tonight. The 41-year-old will be the first woman to be executed in Virginia in nearly a century. Lewis was convicted for hiring a hit man to kill her husband and stepson in order to collect on insurance policy.

 



1 slash
vi.大幅度削减;vt.猛砍,尖锐抨击,大幅减少;n.猛砍,斜线,长切口,衣衩
  • The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。
  • Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。
2 repealing
撤销,废除( repeal的现在分词 )
  • In addition, repealing the alternative minimum tax would also help. 此外,废除替代性最低税也会有所帮助。
  • Repealing the investment tax credit. 取消投资税款扣除。
3 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 ); 告发人; 起诉人; 公诉人
  • In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方,检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
  • You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
4 patriot
n.爱国者,爱国主义者
  • He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
  • He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。
5 exhausted
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
  • It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
  • Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
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