AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-12-27
时间：2018-12-01 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十二)月
1.It's still looking like a miserable 1 end of a miserable year for retailers 2, with a lot of shoppers today turning up their noses at deep discounts and simply returning unwanted gifts. One analyst 3 says after an early surge, mall turnout is lighter 4 than expected today.
2.A Los Angeles County coroner official says a ninth body has been recovered from a home where a gunman shot up a Christmas Eve party and set the house ablaze 5. The ninth body was found this morning in the gutted 6 structure.
3.Intelligence officials say Pakistan has started to redeploy thousands of troops to the Indian border from the tribal 7 areas near Afghanistan. The move is frustrating 8 officials in India as well as the U.S. where there are fears Pakistan is letting its guard down in the fight against Al-Qaeda.
4.Santa Claus is back in action. Father Frost as he is known in Russia made his traditional appearance in Moscow today where he handed out some gifts and helped kick off the New Year celebrations.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.gutted: adj
It’s used to describe the situation in which the interior of a building has been badly destroyed.
2.kick off: phrase
Informal to kick off sth is to start sth or announce the beginning of certain activities
- It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
- Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
- High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
- Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
- The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。
- The main street was ablaze with lights in the evening.晚上，那条主要街道灯火辉煌。
- Forests are sometimes set ablaze by lightning.森林有时因雷击而起火。
- Disappointed? I was gutted! 失望？我是伤心透了！
- The invaders gutted the historic building. 侵略者们将那幢历史上有名的建筑洗劫一空。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
- The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。
- It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
- It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》