美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-20
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年6月
1. Two former Bear Stearns managers were arrested this morning on securities fraud and other charges. It s in connection with the collapse 1 of a hedge fund that heavily bet on subprime mortgages before the market collapsed 2.
2. Some flooded-out Midwest homeowners say FEMA gave them a false sense of security. They say the federal government assured them in 1999 that a levee was sturdy enough to withstand a historic flood, so many dropped their flood insurance. At least 22 levees in the three flood-stricken states have already been topped by floodwaters this week. There is concern dozens more could overflow 3.
3. Barack Obama says he is going to pass on federal funding for his campaign. The Democratic presidential candidate had previously 4 said he would accept public funding which limits the amount campaigns can spend.
4. And imagine walking down the aisle 5 wearing this. Hundreds of people took part in a contest to make wedding dresses using only toilet tissue, paper and tape. The winner took home 1, 000 dollars.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.securities [plural]n.
stocks
or shares in a company
2.hedge [countable]n.
something that protects you against possible problems, especially financial loss
3.bet [intransitive and transitive]v.
to risk money on the result of a race, game, competition, or other future event [gamble]
bet on sth
4.subprime mortgages次级抵押贷款
5.FEMA The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The purpose of FEMA (begun by Presidential Order on April 1, 1979) is to coordinate 6 the response to a disaster which has occurred in the United States and which overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities.
6.sturdy adj.
an object that is sturdy is strong, well-made, and not easily broken [↪ solid]
7.withstand [transitive]v.
to be strong enough to remain unharmed by something such as great heat, cold, pressure etc [= resist, stand up to]
8.be topped by
to have something on top
- 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。
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
- The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
- After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后，河水可能溢出岸来。
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
- The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
- The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。
- You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
- Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。