AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-05-02)
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2010(五月)
1. The Coast Guard has comes up with a plan to deal with the thick oil slicks in the Gulf 1 of Mexico - light them on fire. It’s the last-ditch effort to protect environmentally sensitive areas on the coast. About 42,000 gallons of oil a day are leaking from the blown-out well, where an oil rig exploded and sank last week.
2. In a two-day economic tour of the Midwest, President Barack Obama is touting 2 renewable energy and tighter Wall Street regulations. Meantime, back in Washington, Senate Democratic leaders failed for the third time in three days to get the needed votes to move ahead a banking 3 regulation bill.
3. A war memorial cross can stay atop remote area on federal land in California. The Supreme 4 Court ruled Wednesday that a lower court went too far in ordering the cross's removal.
4. A 13-year-old from California is making his way up Mount Everest in an attempt to become the youngest person to scale the world's highest mountain. Jordan Romero tells the AP he's having a great time and so far everything's going smooth.
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
- He's been touting his novel around publishers for years. 他几年来一直到处找出版商兜售自己的小说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Technology industry leaders are touting cars as a hot area for growth. 科技产业领袖吹捧为增长热点地区的汽车。 来自互联网
- John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
- He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。