美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-01-19
时间:2019-01-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2008年(一)月
1. President Bush is hoping a 145-billion-dollar stimulus 1 plan will get the economy back on track. He says his package of tax cuts and business incentives 2 offers direct and rapid relief that will encourage economic growth.
2. The presidential picture may get a little clearer tomorrow. South Carolina Republicans go to the polls tomorrow for their primary while Democrats 3 are focusing on the Nevada caucuses 4.
3. British accident investigators 5 say something caused the engines on a British Airway's Boeing 777 to fail to respond to a demand for more thrust just as it was landing yesterday at London Heathrow Airport. Nineteen people were hurt when the plane slammed into the ground.
4. Golfweek Magazine has replaced its editor responsible for putting this news on its cover. The magazine was reporting on the Golf Channel anchor who made a comment about lynching Tiger Woods. That anchor apologized to Woods and was suspended for two weeks.
- Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
- Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。
- tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
- Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者,提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
- 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》
- Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。 来自互联网
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》