时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2017(四)月


英语课

 


This is AP news minute. 


1. President Donald Trump 1 says he plans to unveil a tax overhaul 2 package next week that will include a massive tax cut for both individuals and corporations. He wouldn't give details about rates or how to pay for package. But he said the cuts will be "Bigger I believe than any tax cut ever". 


2. Authorities in Northern California say the Tennessee teenage who was allegedly kidnapped by her teacher weeks ago showed no signs of elation 3, when authorities find them in his cabin Thursday. The suspect, 50-year old Tad Cummins  faces state and federal kidnapping and sexual assault charges. 


3. As Parisians continue to pay tribute to the slain 4 police officer in Thursday's attack, French authorities identified the attacker as a French citizen, and said he had known with him, praising the Islamic State group.   


4. Britain's royal force artillery 5 delivered a 41 gun salute 6 to mark a milestone 7 , Queen Elizabeth's 91st birthday. She is Britain's oldest and longest-reigning monarch 9 with the reign 8 dates back to 1952. 


Ned Baker 10,  the Associated Press with AP News Minute.



1 trump
n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
2 overhaul
v./n.大修,仔细检查
  • Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
  • It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知,铁路系统需要大检修。
3 elation
n.兴高采烈,洋洋得意
  • She showed her elation at having finally achieved her ambition.最终实现了抱负,她显得十分高兴。
  • His supporters have reacted to the news with elation.他的支持者听到那条消息后兴高采烈。
4 slain
杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词)
  • The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
  • His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。
5 artillery
n.(军)火炮,大炮;炮兵(部队)
  • This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
  • The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。
6 salute
vi.行礼,致意,问候,放礼炮;vt.向…致意,迎接,赞扬;n.招呼,敬礼,礼炮
  • Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
  • The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。
7 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。
8 reign
n.统治时期,统治,支配,盛行;v.占优势
  • The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
  • The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。
9 monarch
n.帝王,君主,最高统治者
  • The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
  • I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。
10 baker
n.面包师
  • The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
  • The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。
学英语单词
Alpha-Sepiolite
Amatsu-kominato
ammonotelic
antarctic life zone
anticipated values
audens
baierine(columbite)
bedell
boisbaudran
bollixes
bounce lighting
brown clay
C-pair
carbide method
cascade outages
catwalks
chloraluminite
clonal test
colloidosomes
color graphic monitor
convergency irradiation
crants
danubius
data processing facilities
debromoaplysin
decimal arithmetic operation
delivery man
Djarakpana
earthboard
ecotowns
eikonal model
faces the music
filing medium
form of corrosion
forward conveyor pawl
full wave rectifier
general purpose varnish
genus streptococcuss
grauerholz
Helderbergian
hendiadyses
Holman stamp
hydrostatical levelling apparatus
ice blended
inrichments
inviscates
kakadu
lack of proportion
lausannes
leaf curl of peach
lower-caste
lucrezias
magnetic tape converter
main bang
marteline
Martens test
mccomb
metonymizes
millio
Mingteke Daban (Mintaka P.)
Neoshirakia japonica
noblesses
nondrinking
normal intensity of labo(u)r
novelant
octogonal
oldknows
Pinoyella
platelet activating factor
postarticular
primary product
put life into something
Readstown
record concert
recording offset angle
rocklay
scamper through
seiwa
semi-arid region
sendri
seymond disc crusher
shunt bar
sliothar
steal a glance at
sub-network
superhigh
superprofit
sympathoadrenomedullary
syrup of orange
Thalictrum fortunei
thermodynamic quantity transducer
to sb.'s face
top level men
torsion frequency
transformation by reciprocal half line
unpicturability
urokinases
utility branch
wage bargaining
Wahhabists
willmar
Xiang River