美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-04
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年6月
2. Hillary Rodham Clinton has reportedly said she is open to being Barack Obama's vice 4 presidential candidate. The comments were made on a conference call to New York lawmakers. Clinton is addressing supporters tonight in New York after the South Dakota and Montana primary results come in.
3. Reunions continue today in Texas for polygamous families and their children. Child welfare officials say most of the remaining children will be out of foster homes today. Although some parents are being told they may have to wait a few more days.
4. President Bush has honored the University of Kansas basketball team. The president met with the 2008 NCAA champs at Rose Garden ceremony. KU pulled out the title for the first time since 1988 when the team was last lauded 6 at the White House.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. open to:
If you are open to suggestions or ideas, you are ready and willing to consider or accept them.
If people laud someone, they praise and admire them.
- The two businessmen clinched the deal quickly. 两位生意人很快达成了协议。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Evidently this information clinched the matter. 显然，这一消息使问题得以最终解决。 来自辞典例句
- John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
- Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
- We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
- His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- Kathy was very pleased to have graduated cum laud in her class.凯西在班上以优等成绩毕业，她为此而非常高兴。
- We laud him a warmhearted man.我们称赞他是个热心人。