时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2017(一)月


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This is AP News Minute.


President Barack Obama defended his decision to grant clemency 1 to convicted leaker Chelsea Manning. Mr. Obama made the comments at the White House Wednesday during his last press conference as president. The president said he felt comfortable justice has been served and Manning has served a tough prison sentence.


Donald Trump's choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency says that climate change is real. This came during Scott Pruitt's Senate confirmation 2 hearing in response to questions by Democrats 3. Pruitt's response breaks with both the president-elect and his own past statements.


Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara are both in a Texas hospital. The 92-year-old was admitted over the weekend for shortness of breath, while Mrs. Bush was reportedly admitted as a precaution after experiencing fatigue 4 and coughing.


And the world's oldest panda in captivity 5 reached a major milestone 6 Wednesday, celebrating her 37th birthday in a breeding center in China. The average lifespan for a panda in the wild is reportedly 18 to 20 years, while in captivity, it's 30 years.


Suzanne Yee Gaffney, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.



1 clemency
n.温和,仁慈,宽厚
  • The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题,将由国王决定。
  • They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。
2 confirmation
n.证实,确认,批准
  • We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
  • We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前,我们需要书面确认。
3 democrats
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 fatigue
n.疲劳,劳累
  • The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
  • I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。
5 captivity
n.囚禁;被俘;束缚
  • A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
  • He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。
6 milestone
n.里程碑;划时代的事件
  • The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
  • I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。
学英语单词
a. ophthalmica
alstovenine
altercated
anteversional
architectural drawings
artificial inoculation
avena inermis kche.
axelsson
basibranchial plate
bay assembly lift adapter
be formed with
beigel
boiler ignition system control
cacotrophy
calculus of prepuce
carris
cassoulet
chaw-stick
claim for restitution of benefits conferred
coefficient of heat insulation
colera
common resin
complemented inverter
Connemara
current position
dentes draconis
detzner
dimethazan
disseminated hemangiomatosis
dominicale
dustcoats
effulges
ejaculating
Ferula sumbul
flexible pine
flexlites
flicked
fractionally
frame to oneself
fut
grounding keel
halbur
Hemabate
hemispherical nose
hilarie
housing type
indivine
infirmative consideration
initiator efficiency
inverted image telescope
isobutyl carbonate
language subsystem
Lion, G.du
magnesite deposit
Medamint
moving group
Munch, Edvard
naphthalene carbonal
natural rolling
niche width
noncontinueous magnetic surface recording media
OCB-BGG
out going degree
patch
period-to-date
Philadelphus zhejiangensis
pipet(te)
poteat
preflower
pseudo-differential operator
racket around
re-negotiated
refueling emission control system
reins of power
ribbon flame burner
ring-type head
schistose clay
Seogwipo
Siguaguaco
sliding advancement
soap paper
soft handed
south-sides
stoplights
stramonium fluidextract
stupid-heads
subcarrier phase error
succinylmonocholine
tark
Tauri phase
technoskeptics
telecommunication hub
tumbling mustard
Tungussko-Chunskiy Rayon
unbalanced force
unknowingnesses
user acceptance
utterance-meaning
v-process
vespertine
XPB
zephania