AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-06
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(八)月
1. No change from the Fed as expected. Federal Reserve policymakers have decided 1 for a second straight meeting to leave the federal funds rate at two percent. The Fed decision means that commercial banks' prime lending rate will remain unchanged at five percent, its lowest level since late 2004.
2. Officials say someone reported smelling smoke but there wasn't any sign of fire aboard this plane. People evacuated 2 down inflatable chutes after this American Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport. One hundred and eighty-eight passengers and six crew members were on board.
3. The Department of Justice says it has charged eleven people in connection with hacking 4 nine major retailers 5. They're also being charged with theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and debit 6 card numbers. It's thought to be the largest hacking and identity theft case ever prosecuted 7.
4. And how much is that cloned puppy in the window? This American woman just got five puppies cloned from her beloved late pit bull. A South Korean biotech firm claims this is the world's first commercial dog cloning service. These puppies don't come cheap, costing between 50,000 to 150,000 dollars
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. inflatable: adj.
An inflatable object is one that you fill with air when you want to use it.
2. chute: n.
A chute is a steep, narrow slope down which people or things can slide.
to secretly find a way of getting information from someone else's computer or changing information on it.
4. pit bull: n. 比特犬
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
- He made a hack at the log.他朝圆木上砍了一下。
- Early settlers had to hack out a clearing in the forest where they could grow crops.早期移民不得不在森林里劈出空地种庄稼。
- The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
- We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。
- High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
- Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。
- To whom shall I debit this sum?此款应记入谁的账户的借方？
- We undercharge Mr.Smith and have to send him a debit note for the extra amount.我们少收了史密斯先生的钱，只得给他寄去一张借条所要欠款。
- The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
- The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。