AP 2010-11-22
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1. The head of the Transportation Security Administration is admitting that new airport pat-downs are more invasive than what most are used to. But it doesn't sound like they're going away. He tells a Senate committee that the procedures are needed to provide the best possible security for everyone.
2. Those alcoholic 1 energy drinks may soon be a thing of the past. The FDA has sent warning letters to manufacturers, saying the caffeine that's mixed in is an unsafe food additive 2.
3. Nancy Pelosi is keeping her party leadership role. House Democrats 3 have re-elected her in a closed-door vote. Some had wanted Pelosi to step aside, following the Democrats' poor showing in the mid-term elections.
4. The UK has caught royal wedding fever. And now, speculation 4 is abounding 5 over just where and when Prince William and Kate Middleton will tie the knot. Also being raised is the notion of just how much of the wedding bill the public will be asked to foot.
- The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
- Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。
- Colour is often an additive in foods.颜料经常是各种食物中的添加物。
- Strict safety tests are carried out on food additives.对食品添加剂进行了严格的安全检测。
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
- There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。