美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-03-19
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(三)月
1. Presidential candidate Barack Obama says race is an issue the country cannot ignore. Speaking in Philadelphia, Obama rejected controversial remarks by his former Chicago pastor 1 while urging Americans to break what he called a ''racial stalemate'' the country has been stuck in for years.
2. The Federal Aviation Administration wants a check of all maintenance records at U.S. airlines. This comes after missed safety inspections 2 of Southwest Airlines. The action applies to older Boeing 737 jets.
3. The new governor of New York David Paterson says he had affairs with several women, including a state employee, admitting he and his wife had affairs when their marriage was in trouble. Paterson took over for Eliot Spitzer who is caught in a call-girl ring.
4. Eight tax-office employees in West Virginia claimed a winning Powerball ticket worth more than 276 million dollars. The winning ticket was sold at a video poker 3 bar with the winners opting 4 for a payout of 139 million in cash.
- He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
- We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。
- Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
- Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
- I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。