AP 2010-02-16
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2010(二月)
[1] The snow is over, but there is still a tough road ahead for folks in the Mid-Atlantic. With parts of the region buried under three feet or more of snow, emergency officials say there is only so much plows 1 and snow blowers can do. Authorities say it could be days before all the streets are clear and power is restored.
[2] Multiple people are dead after a powerful explosion at a Connecticut power plant. The blast happened Sunday morning at the clean energy facility in middle town. Authorities say there were about 50 people in the area of the plant where the explosion took place.
[3] Several Japanese news outlets 2 are speculating that Toyota will issue a domestic recall for its Prius hybrid 3 vehicle over braking problems. The world's largest automaker won't comment on the rumors 4. Company executives will only say they will announce the plan soon.
[4] Just days after leaving the National Zoo in Washington D.C., Tai Shan seems to be adjusting well to his new home in Sichuan province of China. The panda is there on a breeding mission.
- Alex and Tony were turning awkward hands to plows and hoe handles. 亚历克斯和托尼在犁耙等农活方面都几乎变成新手了。
- Plows are still pulled by oxen in some countries. 在一些国家犁头仍由牛拖拉。
- The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
- The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。