美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-28
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年6月
1. Crews are rushing to build a four-foot-tall sandbag levee around an eastern Missouri community. Emergency workers are hoping it will block floodwaters from a broken levee south of the town of Winfield. Officials say muskrat 2 holes caused that breach 3.
2. Rivals turned allies. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton made a display of unity 1 earlier today in New Hampshire. It's their first joint 4 appearance since the divisive Democratic primary race ended.
3. It's being called "a very important step" in the process of disabling North Korea's nuclear program. This 60-foot-tall cooling tower was destroyed earlier today. The destruction came after the US removed the North from terrorism and sanctions blacklists.
4. And there's been a lot of buzz about a Massachusetts town. That's because tens of thousands of honey bees have invaded downtown Pittsfield. A beekeeper has been called in to take care of the problem.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. muskrat: n. 麝鼠
an animal which lives in water in North America.
2. divisive: adj.
Something that is divisive causes unfriendliness and argument between people.
3. blacklist: n.
If someone is on a blacklist, they are seen by a government or other organization as being one of a number of people who cannot be trusted or who have done something wrong.
4. buzz: n.
a continuous noise like the sound of a bee.
5. cooling tower: n.
a large round tall building, used in industry for making water cool.
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
- Muskrat fur almost equals beaver fur in quality.麝鼠皮在质量上几乎和海獭皮不相上下。
- I saw a muskrat come out of a hole in the ice.我看到一只麝鼠从冰里面钻出来。