美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-17
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. Oil prices are down for a second day, more than four dollars lower on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil is trading at less than 135 dollars a barrel. Yesterday prices fell nearly six and a half dollars in the biggest one-day drop in dollar terms since the Gulf 1 War.
2. Pentagon leaders are looking for ways to send additional U. S. troops to Afghanistan this year. Defense 2 officials say insurgents 3 are waging more sophisticated and coordinated 4 assaults. On Sunday nine soldiers died after an attack on a remote U.S. base near the Pakistan border.
3. Now arriving in Chattanooga, German auto 5 giant Volkswagen. The car maker 6 says it will spend one billion dollars to build a new plant, bringing about 2,000 jobs. VW says a new mid-size sedan will roll off the assembly lines here as part of a plan to triple U.S. sales by 2018.
4. And Marley does more than just doggy paddle, this golden retriever loves to dive and swim right to the bottom of this seven-foot pool. Marley's owner says her dog's love of water may have started after she was rescued from a fire as a puppy.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.dollar terms
Quoting exchange rates in terms of how many units of the foreign currency equal one U.S. dollar.
in dollar terms 以美元换算
2.wage [transitive]v.
to be involved in a war against someone, or a fight against something
wage war (on somebody/something)
The police are waging war on drug pushers in the city.
wage a campaign/struggle/battle etc
The council has waged a vigorous campaign against the proposal
3.sedan [countable]n. American English, Australian English
a car that has four doors, seats for at least four people, and a trunk [= saloon British English]
4.doggy paddle 狗刨式
The dog paddle or doggy paddle is a simple swimming stroke. It is characterized by the swimmer lying on their chest and moving their hands and legs alternately in a manner reminiscent of how dogs and other animals swim. It is often the first swim stroke used by young children when they are learning to swim.
5.golden retriever [countable]n.金毛寻回犬
a large dog with light brown fur
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
- The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
- The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
- Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
- The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。