[难点注释] AP News 2014-12-30 附文本

AP News 2014-12-30

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AP News 2014-12-30

AP News 2014-12-30

Families in Nairobi are in the process of identifying the bodies of 28 victims of a deadly bus attack in Kenya. Officials say the Islamic extremist group Al Shabab singled out and killed passengers who could not recite an Islamic creed and were assumed to be non-Muslims. Nineteen men and nine women were killed.

抱歉，暂无文本。

Officials are urging Buffalo residents to prepare for widespread flooding after an epic snow storm dumped more than seven feet of snow. New York governor Andrew Cuomo said snow removal is progressing well across the affected region. A ban on driving will continue as volunteers work to plow the city streets.

A train carrying wreckage collected from the Malaysian Airlines Flight-17 departed from northeastern Ukraine four months after the plane was shot down over rebel-held territory. Investigation into the cause of the crash is being conducted in both Ukraine and the Netherlands. Ukraine says pro-Russian backed separatists fired rockets that brought down the plane in July.

And the former DC mayor Marion Barry has died at age of 78. Barry, whose four terms as mayor were overshadowed by his 1990 arrest for being caught smoking crack cocaine, Barry spent several weeks earlier this year battling infections and related complications.

Emily Roseman, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.

词语解释

1.Islamic extremist 伊斯兰极端分子

It indicated the threat is related to the recent death of a suspected Islamic extremist.

声明指出，这次威胁和最近一名涉嫌为伊斯兰极端份子的人的死亡有关。

2.be overshadowed by 因……而相形见绌

Soon, the fountain will be overshadowed by a hotel styled after a classical Chinese pagoda, which, at 918 feet, will be nearly three-quarters as tall as the Empire State Building.

但这音乐喷泉不久后便会暗然失色，因为一座仿中国古代宝塔结构的酒店即将建成，这座酒店高达918英尺，将近帝国大厦的四分之三。

3.shoot down 击落

He says the United States would only attempt to shoot down the rocket in the unlikely event it appeared topose a direct threat to U.S. territory.

他说，美国只会在该火箭可能向美国领土发出直接威胁的时候试图将其击落，而这种情况发生的可能性不大。

4.pro-Russian 非伊斯兰教徒

In search of a solution, Coach Zaban talked with his players, both Muslims and non-Muslims, as well as officials at the school district.

为了寻求解决之道，扎班教练和他的穆斯林以及非穆斯林球员以及学区的官员进行了讨论。

In two hours of prime time TV you might see ads for two to three different brands of cars.

在观看电视的黄金时间中的两个小时里你有可能看到两到三种不同品牌汽车的广告。

4.work for 为…效力

He worked for a research division of it.

他为它的一个研究部门工作。