时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2017(六)月


英语课

This is AP news minute.


1. British police arrested a dozen of people Sunday in a widening investigation 1, after attackers using van and large knifes turned a Saturday night into a bloodbath, and killed 7 people in the heart of London. Shortly after the attack, president Donald Trump 2 waded 3 in on Twitter, saying "We need on the travel ban as an extra level of safety".


2. Ariana Grande returned to the Manchester stage, two weeks after a suicide bombing killed 22 victims at a concert in the same city. 60,000 fans attended the star set one love Manchester concert.


3. A Venezuelan musician and activist 4 performed a concert in Caracas. The event was dotted the street concert for life and was meant to be the protest against the regime of embattled president Nicolas Maduro.


4. People in the UK have responded to the deadly London bridge attack with sorrow and distinctly British humor. Hailing a man seen walking away from the Mayhem, holding a pint 5 of beer as tongue-in-cheek symbol of defiance 6.


Norreen Nasir, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.



1 investigation
n.调查,调查研究
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
2 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。
3 waded
(从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 )
  • She tucked up her skirt and waded into the river. 她撩起裙子蹚水走进河里。
  • He waded into the water to push the boat out. 他蹚进水里把船推出来。
4 activist
n.活动分子,积极分子
  • He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
  • He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
5 pint
n.品脱
  • I'll have a pint of beer and a packet of crisps, please.我要一品脱啤酒和一袋炸马铃薯片。
  • In the old days you could get a pint of beer for a shilling.从前,花一先令就可以买到一品脱啤酒。
6 defiance
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗
  • He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
  • He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。
学英语单词
acetylethylenimine
ALA-dehydratase
anchieutectic rock
aphthae resistentiae
application proxy
arendts
Ayuy
Belebē Shet'
body piercings
bone taint
bound ribosome
burn-out point
caulimovirus cauliflower mosaic virus
causalism
chemical reagents
Chinese clover
coho oscillator
communication support
coregistered
dichlorodiammineplatinum
discourse grammar
dispersible inhibitor
Doppler feedback
driving generator
e-trade
ectome
eternity ring
eupatol
even joint
felicitate on
final-velocity
fuel tank cap
Hair-Up
halberded
hamblett
hemant
hexalaure
hexylalcohol
hickok
hydrolytic cleavage
hypocholuria
inkstones
insert earphone
jpmorgan chase
knight-head
land-crabs
light antitank weapons
machine sort
manual temperature control
marlies
message queue limit
minimalizing
moderate high wave
mollic gleysols
Moorman
mouth parts
Mëzha
NAND element
nandor
night intruder mission
non-depolarizing
non-flowering plant
ocean palace
Opithandra obtusidentata
outdoor conditions
Pericles
peripheral nervous systems
perren
polydesoxyribonucleotide
polyhidroses
Post it
Prince Edward I.
quick-acting automatic switch
rat-run
read-along
regional channel
restriction modification system
Robustoschwagerina
round arm
Saraikela
saving method
sharing out
side swimmer
sole corporation
splasher beacon
splayfeet
stobb
super-cooled
suspended arch
table cream
tactical call sign
takamori
target window
thermal medium vaporizer
Thuidiaceae
took my hook
uk innovation
unreactive aggregate
unstationary vibration
violin-playings
vortex visualization
yocto-volt