美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-12
时间：2019-01-07 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(七)月
1. California is ordering 2,000 more National Guard troops to help fight the hundreds of wildfires burning across the state. More than 1,100 square miles have already been burned and about 100 homes have been destroyed.
2. President Bush is among those trying to calm the nerves of investors 1 in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The two play a crucial role in the housing market. And some investors fear the government is considering a plan to take over one or both of them.
3. Bermuda has issued a tropical storm watch as Hurricane Bertha approaches. Forecasters say tropical storm conditions are possible in the area by late tomorrow night. Bertha has already been producing large swells 2 and high surf there.
4. It may not be the way Mother Nature intended it, but a house cat in the Netherlands has adopted a baby red panda. The panda's mother had abandoned it days after giving birth. Now this cat is letting it nurse alongside the rest of her kittens.
- a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
- a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会