AP 2011-12-20
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(十二月)
英语课
1. President Barack Obama says he is pleased the Senate has passed a two-month extension of the social security payroll 1 tax cut. The Senate voted 89 to 10 in favor of the measure today. It also extends jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed 2.
2. A military court continues to hear evidence against army private first-class Bradley Manning. The 24-year-old is accused of leaking US military and diplomatic secrets to the WikiLeaks website.
3. More than 400 people have been killed by flash floods in the Philippines. Many were swept away while they slept. The floods came after hours of heavy rain from a tropic storm.
4. Defense 3 secretary Leon Panetta is the first Pentagon chief to ever set foot on Libyan solid. Panetta's visit comes just after an eight-month civil war ousted 4 Muammar Gadhafi.
n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额
- His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
- I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。
adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的
- There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
- The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- 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。