美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-09
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
1. Anna Nicole Smith has died after collapsing 1 at a Florida hotel. The former Playboy playmate grabbed recent headlines when her 20-year-old son died suddenly in the Bahamas.
2. The White House is defending House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. This's after Republicans have accused her of requesting a bigger government-issued plane. The Speaker is said with cited refueling and safety concerns.
3. Car bombs struck Shiite targets around Baghdad today, killing 2 dozens. In the deadliest of the attacks, a parked car bomb exploded mid-morning at a meat market about 35 miles from the capital.
4. And imagine facing snowdrifts higher than an NBA player. That's the scenario 3 in parts of upstate New York, which has been hit by more than 7 feet of snow in recent days.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. refuel: verb
When an aircraft or other vehicle refuels, it is filled with more fuel so that it can continues it journey.
2. snowdrift: n-count
A snowdrift is a deep pile of snow formed by the wind.
- Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
- The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。
- 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。