美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-27
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
1. An apartment building collapses 2 in Istanbul with rescuers pulling two people out of the rubble 3 alive. The mayor blames the collapse 1 on a damaged foundation caused by a contractor 4 tearing down the building next door.
2. A historic veto showdown is brewing 6 in Washington between Congress and President Bush over troops in Iraq. Following the House, the Democratic-controlled Senate passed legislation requiring troop withdrawals 7 by Oct. 1. The president promises a veto.
3. Prince Harry 8 is headed for combat duty in Iraq. But he may not get close to any fighting. Some commanders on the British military fear his presence may endanger other troops. One paper says the prince may land a desk job.
4. And in South Florida, a woman fights an armed robber and it's all caught on tape. The robber roughed up the woman hitting her in the face and head, making off with cash and jewelry 9. Police say the robber is dangerous and want him off the streets.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. rubble: n-uncount
When a building is destroyed, the pieces of brick, stone, or other materials that remain are referred to as rubble.
2. showdown: n-count
A showdown is a big argument or conflict which is intended to settle a dispute that ahs lasted for a long time.
3. brew 5: verb
If an unpleasant situation is brewing, it is starting to develop.
4. rough up: phrase
If someone roughs you up, they attack you and hit or beat you. (INFORMAL)
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
- This bridge table collapses. 这张桥牌桌子能折叠。
- Once Russia collapses, the last chance to stop Hitler will be gone. 一旦俄国垮台，抑止希特勒的最后机会就没有了。
- After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
- After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
- The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
- The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。
- Let's brew up some more tea.咱们沏些茶吧。
- The policeman dispelled the crowd lest they should brew trouble.警察驱散人群，因恐他们酿祸。
- He has made several withdrawals from his bank account. 他从银行账户上提了几次款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It is not the bank's policy to deduct interest on withdrawals. 提款需扣除利息这并非是本银行的政策。 来自辞典例句
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。