时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2015(八)月


英语课

 This is AP News Minute. 1. A dismal 1 day on Wall Street as the US stock markets plunge 2 in the early trading hours following a big drop in Chinese stocks on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 1,000 points before rebounding 3 some back. 2. The company behind adultery website Ashley Madison is offering a $500,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the group that hacked 4 its site. Hackers 5 last week released detailed 6 records on millions of people registered with the website which helps facilitate extramarital affairs online. 3. Two Americans hailed as heroes for subduing 7 an attacker on a high-speed train last week arrived at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. First-class Airman Spencer Stone will be receiving from injuries he sustained while taking down the assailant. 4. And distressed 8 parents in Venezuela are facing a diaper shortage as the government grapples with worsening shortage of basic goods. Others lined outside government-run supermarket, hoping to find diapers on the shelves. Officials say the shortage will continue until the government lifts price control.



1 dismal
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的
  • That is a rather dismal melody.那是一支相当忧郁的歌曲。
  • My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。
2 plunge
v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲
  • Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
  • That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。
3 rebounding
蹦跳运动
  • The strength of negative temperature concrete is tested with supersonic-rebounding method. 本文将超声回弹综合法用于负温混凝土强度检测。
  • The fundamental of basketball includes shooting, passing and catching, rebounding, etc. 篮球运动中最基本的东西包括投篮,传接球,篮板球等。
4 hacked
生气
  • I hacked the dead branches off. 我把枯树枝砍掉了。
  • I'm really hacked off. 我真是很恼火。
5 hackers
n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 );私自存取或篡改电脑资料者,电脑“黑客”
  • They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒,他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面,他们最终同意了。 来自互联网
6 detailed
adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的
  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
7 subduing
征服( subdue的现在分词 ); 克制; 制服; 色变暗
  • They are the probation subduing the heart to human joys. 它们不过是抑制情欲的一种考验。
  • Some believe that: is spiritual, mysterious and a very subduing colour. 有的认为:是精神,神秘色彩十分慑。
8 distressed
痛苦的
  • He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑,无法回答他们的问题。
  • The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。