AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-22)
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2010(四月)
1. White House says the killing 1 of twotop al-Qaeda forces in Iraq is a potentially devastating 2 blow to theterrorist network. US and Iraqi forces killed the two figures in anight-time rocket attack.
2. The sky has been carved up into three zones, breaking theflight deadlock 3 caused by a cloud of volcanic 4 ash. European countries canresume flights in caution zones, where the threat of ash is lessdangerous.
3. The 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing is marked in asomber ceremony. 168 lives were lost at the Alfred P. MurrahFederal Building, where memorial now is taking place.
4. Kenya's Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot wins the Boston marathon with the time of2:05:52, a record for the course. Two Americans / finishedin the top five, a first since 2006.
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
- Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
- The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
- The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。