美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-5-25
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2015(五)月
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1. Over 7 thousand gallons of oil have been raked, skimmed and vacuumed from a spill that stretched across nine miles of California coast. Up to 105,000 gallons may have leaked from the ruptured 1 pipeline 2 on Tuesday.
2. Islamic State militants 3 overran the famed archeological site of Palmyra early Thursday. The extremists' capture comes days after the overthrow 4 of the strategic city of Ramadi.
3. Washington DC police have identified the suspect of the deadly mansion 5 murder as Daron Dylon Wint. Police say they believe Wint was connected to the victims' business and was not a random 6 act.
4. And in Italy, same sex couples are finally formalizing their partnership 7. 17 same sex couples signed *'s first registry of civil unions that recognizes union laws and even a number of civil rights are expected, including tax reduction and health care.
1 ruptured
v.（使）破裂( rupture的过去式和过去分词 )；（使体内组织等）断裂；使（友好关系）破裂；使绝交
- They reported that the pipeline had ruptured. 他们报告说管道已经破裂了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The wall through Berlin was finally ruptured, prefiguring the reunification of Germany. 柏林墙终于倒塌了，预示着德国的重新统一。 来自辞典例句
2 pipeline
n.管道，管线
- The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
- A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。
3 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
4 overthrow
v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆
- After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
- The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。
5 mansion
n.大厦，大楼；宅第
- The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
- The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。
6 random
adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
- The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
- On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
7 partnership
n.合作关系，伙伴关系
- The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
- Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。