AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-12-19
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十二)月
1. The White House says it's very close to a decision on how to help the troubled US auto 1 industry. But the Bush administration didn't provide any details or even a timetable on when an announcement would be made. One option being considered is a managed bankruptcy 2.
2. Meantime, President-elect Barack Obama says a good portion of the nation's economic troubles can be blamed on government regulators who “dropped the ball”. Obama also named three veteran regulators to help clean up financial debacles.
3. The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush is asking for a pardon. The correspondent could face two years behind bars for insulting a foreign leader.
4. The New York Yankees have finalized 3 their contracts with free-agent pitchers 4 CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett. Sabathia is getting a record $161 million, seven-year contract and Burnett is getting an $82.5 million, five-year deal.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. drop the ball: (AM,informal)
to make a mistake, especially by doing something in a stupid or careless way.
2. debacle: n.
an event or situation that is a complete failure
3. pardon: n.
an official order allowing someone who has been found guilty of a crime to go free without being punished
4. free-agent:
A free-agent professional athlete is free to sign a contract with any team.
- Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
- The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。
- You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
- His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
- The draft of this article has been finalized [done]. 这篇文章已经定稿。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The draft was revised several times before it was finalized. 稿子几经删改才定下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》