CNN.ST.NOTES[0416+0417IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 4.17 & 4.18
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

有时候发现
这新闻播得还是挺幽默的~

单词

propel 推进
grenade 手榴弹
archbishop 大主教
archdiocese 大主教的管区
orbital 轨道的
treadmill 踏车
whisk 扫，挥动
skipper 船长//captain
blare v.奏鸣
charter 包（船、车）
impoverished 贫穷的
commitment n.承诺

词组

bound for 驶往
on the heels of 在..之后
front burner 当务之急
hot button issue 敏感/热门事件

[Apples in tree]

1. Sweet Home Alabama
   It is a song by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that first appeared in 1974 on their second album, Second Helping.后来还有同名电影。