AP 2011-09-04
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(九月)
英语课
1. Hurricane Irene killed at least 45 people when 2 million people still in the dark, according to an Associated Press tally 1. In Vermont, many have no power, no telephone service and no way to leave.
2. The White House says President Barack Obama will lay out his jobs plan next week before a joint 2 session of Congress. Expected proposals include tax credit and transportation spending.
3. The government is suing to block AT&T's $39 billion deal to buy T-mobile USA. The Justice Department says the merger 3 will reduce competition and raise prices.
4. This town in Spain is seeing red after people fought it out with 120 tons of ripe tomatoes. Afterward 4, the so-called Tomatina battle left Bunol awash with red pulp 5.
n.计数器，记分，一致，测量；vt.计算，记录，使一致；vi.计算，记分，一致
- Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。
- The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
n.企业合并，并吞
- Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
- Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。
adv.后来；以后
- Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
- Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。