http://paper.i21st.cn/Buzzword51.holeup躲藏Atleast62peo
ple,includingaChinesenational,havebeenkilledinashopping
mallsiegeinNairobi,thecapitalofKenya,AFPreported.Gunme
nopenedfireonthecrowdedWestgateMallonSaturdaybeforetak
inghostagesandholingthemselvesupinsidethemall.Kenya’smi
litaryhadrescuedmostofthehostagesandistryingtoendthe
drama.Somalia’sal-Qaida-linkedal-Shababhasclaimedresponsibi
lityfortheattack.除了holeup，“躲藏”还可以用takeshelter，beinhiding
或者hideout来表达。2.the20thstraightyear连续第20年Microsof
tco-founderBillGateshastakenthetopspotintheForbeslist
of400richestpeopleintheUSforthe20thstraightyear,with
anetworthof$72billion(441billionyuan).InvestorWarrenB
uffettwassecondwith$58.5billion,whileOracleco-founderLar
ryEllisonstaysthirdwith$41billion.Straight在这里表示“连续的”，也可说t
he20thconsecutiveyear，或者the20thyearinarow。3.plummeting
HIVinfections艾滋感染者大幅减少InfectionswiththeHIV,avirus
thatcausesAIDS,haveplummetedbyathirdamongadultsandmore
than50percentamongchildrensince2001,saysaUnitedNations
reportissuedonMonday.Worldwide,2.3millionpeoplebecamene
wlyinfectedwithHIVin2012,downfrom3.4millionin2001.Cur
rently,35millionpeopleareinfectedwithHIV.Plummet指“价格数量等暴
跌”。近义词为plunge或takeanosedive等。4.haveablast玩得高兴The
SexyBacksingergotthecrowdexcitedwhileperformingatthe201
3iHeartRadioMusicFestivalonSept21inLasVegas.Timberlake
latertweetedthathehadablast.The32-year-oldperformedhis
hitsSexyBackandCryMeaRiveraswellashisnewsongTKO.He
alsodebutedTrueBloodandOnlyWhenIWalkAway,twotracksoff
hisupcomingalbumThe20/20Experience.haveablast指“玩得高兴”，与h
aveagoodtime同义，例如：Thefoodwasgreatandwehadablast.Thank
sforinvitingustotheparty.贾斯汀首度表演新歌引起歌迷强烈反响，印证了明星与粉丝之间的不变定律
：你快乐所以我快乐。5.FreeTradeZone自贸区OnlineshoppersinChinawhoa
reenthusiasticaboutbuyingforeigngoodswillfinditeasieran
dfastertogetforeigngoodsfromtheWebiftheychoosee-comme
rcewebsitesbasedinShanghai’sPilotFreeTradeZone(FTZ).Th
eShanghaiFTZcameintooperationonSept29,Xinhuareported.L
ocatedontheoutskirtsofthecity,thezoneissettoexploren
ewwaysofreducinggovernmentinterventioninbusiness,andenco
urageinnovationandinternationalization.BuildingtheFTZwas
acrucialdecisionforChina’seconomicreformandarolemodeli
neffortstoupgradetheChineseeconomy,saidCommerceMinister
GaoHucheng.6.putoutthewelcomemat热烈欢迎China’sspacestatio
n,whichwillbecompletedwithin10years,willbeabletosuppo
rtsixastronautsforshort-termmissionsandthreeonalong-ter
mstay,ChinaDailyreported.Thespacestationwillconsistoft
hreecapsulesandcoveranareaofnolessthan60squaremeters.
Chinawillalsoputoutthewelcomemattoforeignastronautsto
comeaboardthestation.7.lenientpunishments从轻处罚Theteenage
sonofChinesemilitarysingerLiShuangjiangwassentencedto10
yearsinprisonforgangrapeonSept26,ChinaDailyreported.
Hewasregardedastheprincipalperpetratorintheincidentthat
occurredonFeb17.Hisfourco-defendants,includinganadult,
receivedbetweenthreeand12yearseach.Gangrapistsshouldrec
eiveatleast10years,butbecausefourofthedefendantswerem
inors,thepunishmentswerelenient.8.USgovernmentshutdown美国
政府关门TheUSfederalgovernmentwasshutdownforthefirsttimei
n17yearsonOct1,afterRepublicansandDemocratsinCongress
failedtoagreeonagovernmentbudgetbill,AFPreported.During
theshutdown,mostfederalofficeswillbecloseduntilCongress
reachesadeal.Butfederalemployeesconsideredessentialtopublicsafety,suchaslawenforcementandthemilitary,willkeepoperating.http://paper.i21st.cn/KeepupwithyourEnglishlearninghttp://paper.i21st.cn/ |
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