美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-01-06
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(一)月
英语课
1. From Chicago to Boston and beyond, millions are bundling up and battening down, in the fear snow storm blows in the northeast. The real brunt is expected to hit this evening. As much as a foot of snow more was forecast for Boston.
2. In Jerusalem , Benjamin Netanyahu slammed his Palestinian counterpart ,as someone who embraces terrorists as hero. The statement was made as US secretary of state John Kerry is in the Mideast for a new round of talks.
3. In port of Virginia, a cargo 1 ship is undergoing a makeover. The MV Cape 2 Ray is being outfitted 3 with technology and machinery 4 to destroy chemical weapon. The ship will sail to Mediterranean 5 as expected to destroy Syria's chemical weapons.
4. And a Chinese helicopter rescued all 52 passengers from a research ship trapped in the antarctic ice. All scientists and tourists were transferred to an Australia ice breaker. 22 crews members are left behind.
1 cargo
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
- The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
- A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
2 cape
n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风
- I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
- She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
3 outfitted
v.装备，配置设备，供给服装( outfit的过去式和过去分词 )
- They outfitted for the long journey. 他们为远途旅行准备装束。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- They outfitted him with artificial legs. 他们为他安了假腿。 来自辞典例句
4 machinery
n.(总称)机械，机器；机构
- Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
- Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。
5 Mediterranean
adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的
- The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
- Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。