AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-12-17
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. Authorities in South Florida say they have solved the 1981 killing 1 of Adam Walsh, son of John Walsh who later gained fame as host of "America's Most Wanted". The man believed responsible for the crime, serial 2 killer 3 Ottis Toole, died in prison more than a decade ago.
2. President-elect Barack Obama picked Chicago Schools Chief Arne Duncan to be his education secretary, saying failing to improve classroom instruction would be "morally unacceptable" for the nation's children.
3. Detroit's newspapers are cutting back, dropping home delivery except for the busiest days for advertising 4: Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, blaming slumping 5 revenue. Detroit is the largest market with papers taking on such a massive change.
4. Inside a top Paris department store, a momentary 6 scare after dynamite 7 is found in a bathroom. A cryptic 8 message said France needs to pull troops out of Afghanistan. Police say the explosives were old with no risk of explosion.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. cryptic: adj.
A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand.
- 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。
- A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
- Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？
- Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
- The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。
- Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
- The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。
- Hong Kong's slumping economy also caused a rise in bankruptcy applications. 香港经济低迷，破产申请个案随之上升。
- And as with slumping, over-arching can also be a simple postural habit. 就像弯腰驼背，过度挺直也可能只是一种习惯性姿势。
- We are in momentary expectation of the arrival of you.我们无时无刻不在盼望你的到来。
- I caught a momentary glimpse of them.我瞥了他们一眼。
- The workmen detonated the dynamite.工人们把炸药引爆了。
- The philosopher was still political dynamite.那位哲学家仍旧是政治上的爆炸性人物。