美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-023
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(一月)
1. It's a slippery commute 1 this morning in the Northeast. A mix of snow, sleet 2 and freezing rain is leaving a layer of ice on roads from Washington to New York. Forecasters say Boston could get up to four inches of snow, and New Hampshire could see more than six inches of snow.
2. Police in Philadelphia have a man in custody 3 as a person of interest in the strangling deaths of three women. Authorities say Antonio Rodriguez has not been charged in the deaths, but has been linked by DNA 4 to the victims.
3. Tunisia has selected a new government, but protesters are still rioting in the capital. Police fired tear gas at about 200 demonstrators who are angry about members of the old guard participating in the new government.
4. The husband of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords says he is a forgiving person and doesn't blame the parents of the man accused of shooting his wife in the head. He also says Giffords' condition is improving.
- I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。
- Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。
- There was a great deal of sleet last night.昨夜雨夹雪下得真大。
- When winter comes,we get sleet and frost.冬天来到时我们这儿会有雨夹雪和霜冻。
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。