AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-07
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(九)月
1. It's the latest storm to threaten the southeast. Hurricane Ike is barreling toward islands near the southern Bahamas. Florida's governor says he's making sure relief supplies are ready in case Ike hits the state next week.
2. Tropical Storm Hanna is beating a swift course toward New England. It came ashore 1 in the early morning hours with strong winds and lots of rain but it's not lingering. Forecasters are warning of possible flash flooding in the northern mid-Atlantic states and southern New England.
3. He is not confirming a takeover but a top House Democrat 2 confirms that the government plans to step in to stabilize 3 mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank, says Treasury 4 Secretary Henry Paulson plans to use the powers that Congress provided.
4. And Pakistan has a new president. He's the widower 5 of former premier 6 Benazir Bhutto. Asif Ali Zardari won in a landslide 7 election in the federal and provincial 8 assemblies.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
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1. barrel: v.
to move very fast, especially in an uncontrolled way.
2. ashore: adv.
Someone or something that comes ashore comes from the sea onto the shore.
3. widower: n.
a man whose wife has died and who has not married again.
- The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
- He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。
- The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
- About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
- They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
- His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。
- The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
- George was a widower with six young children.乔治是个带著六个小孩子的鳏夫。
- Having been a widower for many years,he finally decided to marry again.丧偶多年后，他终于决定二婚了。
- The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
- He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
- Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
- An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。
- City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
- Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。