AP 2011-04-20
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(四月)
1. The confirmed death toll 1 from wild storms in North Carolina has risen to more than 20. In Bladen County alone, 82 homes were damaged and 25 destroyed. At least 43 people died in three days of tornadoes 2 from Oklahoma to Virginia.
2. New work rules announced by the government give air traffic controllers more time to rest between shifts. In recent months there have been five instances of controllers dozing 3 off while on duty.
3. Rescuers are working to reach a miner caught in a cave-in more than a mile underground in Idaho. There's been no contact with the miner since the tunnel roof collapsed 4 Friday.
4. And from the Vatican to the Middle East, celebrations for Palm Sunday. According to the New Testament 5, Palm Sunday marks the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem, greeted by cheering crowds bearing palm fronds 6.
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
- Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
- This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
- It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。