AP 2010-12-20
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2010(十二月)
1. The Senate is expected to pass a compromise tax package today, sparing taxpayers 1 an increase on January 1st. It will then head to the House where Democrats 2 are upset over extending tax breaks for the wealthy. However, it is expected to also pass the House.
2. Officials say a wooden boat near a remote Australian island was carrying about 70 asylum 3 seekers when it smashed apart on jagged rocks in heavy seas, killing 4 27. Australia's acting 5 prime minister says it's unclear where the passengers were from. Australia is a prime destination for people from poor, often war-ravaged countries.
3. The streets in South Korea came to a standstill today for the country's biggest-ever civilian 6 evacuation drill. The 20-minute exercise was a response to soaring tensions after North Korea attacked a South Korean island last month, killing four people.
4. The collapse 7 of the roof of the Metrodome in Minneapolis is forcing Monday night's game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears outside. The game will now be played at the University of Minnesota. Inspectors 8 determined 9 Tuesday that the Metrodome's roof couldn't be repaired in time for Monday's game.
- Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
- She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
- Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。
- 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。
- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- 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。
- They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。