AP 2011-03-22_在线英语听力室_免费在线英语听力学习网站

(单词翻译:双击或拖选)

1. The Pentagon says the US has fired missiles¹ on Libyan air defenses. French warplanes have also taken part in enforcing² a no-fly zone over Libya. This comes after Libyan forces continue their assault³ on rebel-held position.

2. Japan's government says radiation is turning up in food and water there. This comes as workers continue to struggle to contain the damage at the stricken nuclear plant.

3. President Barack Obama is in Brazil in search of more business for US company. He landed there today and has already inked an agreement to help Brazil plan for the World Cup and the Olympic.

4. Famed German polar⁴ bear Knut has died. A Berlin Zoo official says the four-year-old died alone in its compound⁵ Saturday afternoon. Officials say it's not clear yet what caused Knut’s death.

点击

收听单词发音

1 missiles
导弹( missile的名词复数 )；投射物
参考例句：
More than ten missiles were decoyed away from targets. 十多枚导弹受骗未命中目标。 The angry crowd at the football match threw bottles and other missiles at the players. 愤怒的观众向足球队员丢瓶子和其他东西。

2 enforcing
v.实施( enforce的现在分词 )；执行；强迫；强制执行
参考例句：
The flower structure in one tree was different, enforcing cleistogamy. 同一株树上的花结构不同，因而闭花受精是强制实现的。来自辞典例句 The house had been cleared of every object enforcing the remembrance. 这座房子里能勾起人们记忆的所有物件均被消除了。来自辞典例句

3 assault
v.猛烈地攻击，袭击；n.突然而猛烈的攻击
参考例句：
She appeared in court on charges of kidnapping and assault.她因受到拐骗和侵犯人身的指控而出庭。 The trainees were put through an assault course.受训人员接受了突击训练课程。

4 polar
adj.两极的，极地的，南辕北辙的，南极的，北极的，极性的；n.极线，极面
参考例句：
It's very cold in the polar regions.南北极地带是很寒冷的。 Love and hatred are polar feelings.爱与恨是完全相反的感情。

5 compound
n.化合物；大院；adj.化合的；vt.加重；使化合
参考例句：
Air is a mixture,not a compound of gases.空气是气体的混合物，不是化合物。 How many households in the compound?院内有几家住户？