美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-11-02
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
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1. It looks like retirement 1 for tennis pro 2 Martina Hingis as drug allegations swirl 3 around the five-time Grand Slam champion and Wimbledon winner. Hingis says she's been accused of testing positive for cocaine 4 but denies using the drug.
2. Police in Philadelphia say an officer who was shot in the head during a robbery yesterday in a donut shop has died. The gunman is at large as Philadelphia police search the city to find the man seen on this store surveillance tape.
3. The tropical storm warning issued for the southeast Florida coast has been dropped. But the region is still bracing 5 for heavy rains from Tropical Storm Noel. The storm's already produced flooding in the Bahamas, killing 6 dozens as it passed through the Caribbean.
4. It's been a tough day for Wall Street. Stocks have plunged 7 as investors 8 considered the prospects 9 of an end to interest rate cuts and a slowing economy. The Dow Jones Industrials finished down more than 300 points today.
2. Police in Philadelphia say an officer who was shot in the head during a robbery yesterday in a donut shop has died. The gunman is at large as Philadelphia police search the city to find the man seen on this store surveillance tape.
3. The tropical storm warning issued for the southeast Florida coast has been dropped. But the region is still bracing 5 for heavy rains from Tropical Storm Noel. The storm's already produced flooding in the Bahamas, killing 6 dozens as it passed through the Caribbean.
4. It's been a tough day for Wall Street. Stocks have plunged 7 as investors 8 considered the prospects 9 of an end to interest rate cuts and a slowing economy. The Dow Jones Industrials finished down more than 300 points today.
n.退休，退职
- She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
- I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者
- The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
- Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？
v.(使)打漩，(使)涡卷；n.漩涡，螺旋形
- The car raced roughly along in a swirl of pink dust.汽车在一股粉红色尘土的漩涡中颠簸着快速前进。
- You could lie up there,watching the flakes swirl past.你可以躺在那儿，看着雪花飘飘。
n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）
- That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
- Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。
adj.令人振奋的
- The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
- The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- 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。
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
- The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
- She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
- 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