时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2008年(二)月


英语课

1. There are contrasting views on the economy. President Bush denies the country is heading into a recession, but admits his concern about slowing economic growth. Meantime, Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama says the economy is on the brink 1 of a recession, and blames Republican policies.


 


2. The FBI is investigating whether Roger Clemens lied to Congress when he denied taking performance-enhancing drugs. The probe could result in perjury 2 or obstruction 3 of justice charges against the All-Star pitcher 4.


 


3. Prince Harry 5 is serving on the front lines in Afghanistan. The third in line to the British throne has been there since December. Officials confirmed the deployment 6 after details were leaked by an Australian magazine and German newspaper.


 


4. A German zoo is showing off its adorable addition. Check out this polar bear cub 7. His name is Wilbaer and he was born December, 10th.


 


 



1 brink
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘,边沿
  • The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
  • The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。
2 perjury
n.伪证;伪证罪
  • You'll be punished if you procure the witness to commit perjury.如果你诱使证人作伪证,你要受罚的。
  • She appeared in court on a perjury charge.她因被指控做了伪证而出庭受审。
3 obstruction
n.阻塞,堵塞;障碍物
  • She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.她被指控妨碍警察执行任务。
  • The road was cleared from obstruction.那条路已被清除了障碍。
4 pitcher
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。
5 harry
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
6 deployment
n. 部署,展开
  • He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
  • Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。
7 cub
n.幼兽,年轻无经验的人
  • The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
  • The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。
学英语单词
abdominal styli
ablates
advance for estimated tax
afferent surface
Alamanni
aming symbol
Atelocardy
audit of audit office
Bacillus pestifer
bacteriological product
batch-type furnace
brown butter
bulkwise
burner atomizer
by-pass type terminal device
CaCC
cannonize
cavitation phenomenons
chainclosure
chloride benizlate
Chlorthiepin
chorionic-gonadotropin hormone
Coattail Investing
complete continuous operator
complexion soap
compressed SLIP
cooperative group
counsellers
Creed receiving perforator
Darrow, Clarence Seward
dembroxol
description of design
Dexbenzetimide
diffusion filter
direct instruction
disperse part
educational appropriations
electromechanical effects
elementary contrast
ethylenediamine sulfate
feeder fish
fixed-gun mode
flotilla leader
foreign body stone
forest supervisor's headquarter
Giovanni Maria
give plan to
governing clause
Gramsci
grounded emitter amplifier
have a glass too much
heating seal
hizb
Hongor Hiid
hop picker
hot-wire resistance seismometer
incomputability
Jessop
Kansas Glacier
katara
katta
ketembilla tree
Kuroso-yama
Loss or Damage Indirectly Caused by Collision
machine switched off
magneto contact breaker
Makonga
markleeville
mesenteric plexus
metal filament reinforcement
methyltryptophans
monofills
neural tube
Nqabeni
oilps
Otofuke-gawa
oversea command
overstowed
oxytalanolysis
Pellionia caulialata
pollaplonyx opacipennis
Polygonum taipaishanense
ponto
powder avalanche
pre-nasal
proton precession frequency
push-endoscope
rabiah
raised-panel
rhenium heptasulfide
saboor
scaled to fit
sherbaff
silt box
sinicize
solenoidal field winding
soundwomen
special bad debts reserve
toadeaters
undergo an operation
vanilla powder
vision panel