美联社新闻一分钟 2005-10-27
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1. The federal grand jury investigating the leak of a CIA officer's identity meets with the Special Counsel and adjourns 1 for the day without announcing any action.
2. A Palestinian suicide bomber 2 blows himself up at an open-air market in the central Israeli town of Hadera killing 3 5 people and wounding 21.
3. The American death toll 4 in Iraq reaches 2001 with the announcement that a soldier died in an accident Tuesday, the day the somber 5 milestone 6 of 2000 was reached.
4. Florida's death toll from Hurricane Wilma rises to ten as officials urge patience among survivors 7 enduring long waits for food, water and other necessities.
5. And Janet Jackson issues a statement denying a claim from her former brother-in-law that she has a secret 18-year-old daughter.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
milestone
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A milestone is an important event in the history or development of something or someone.
He said the launch of the party represented a milestone in Zambian history.
Starting school is a milestone for both children and parents.
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- Congress adjourns in 3 weeks, we can't do this alone. 距国会开会只有3个星期，我们不能单干。
- And so, at six in the morning, a victorious Convention adjourns. 这样，早上六点，胜利的国民议会休会了。
- He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
- Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- He had a somber expression on his face.他面容忧郁。
- His coat was a somber brown.他的衣服是暗棕色的。
- The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
- I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
- Several important milestones in foreign policy have been passed by this Congress and they can be chalked up as major accomplishments. 这次代表大会通过了对外政策中几起划时代的事件，并且它们可作为主要成就记录下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Dale: I really envy your milestones over the last few years, Don. 我真的很羡慕你在过去几年中所建立的丰功伟绩。 来自互联网