AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-05-08)
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 latest effort to contain the oil spill in the Gulf 1 of Mexico is a 100-ton contraption that will help funnel 2 the oil into a tanker 3. The giant concrete-and-steel box is the best short-term solution.
2. The Times Square bombing suspect has reportedly admitted training at a Pakistani terror camp, but investigators 4 have not yet linked him to any terrorist group.
3. Nashville's mayor estimates the damage from weekend flooding could easily top one billion dollars. City officials reported progress Wednesday restoring Nashville's electrical and water systems.
4. The newest addition to the Milwaukee County Zoo had a bit of a coming out party. The pup is learning how to swim. It should make its public debut 5 in a month.
- 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 poured the petrol into the car through a funnel.他用一个漏斗把汽油灌入汽车。
- I like the ship with a yellow funnel.我喜欢那条有黄烟囱的船。
- The tanker took on 200,000 barrels of crude oil.油轮装载了二十万桶原油。
- Heavy seas had pounded the tanker into three parts.汹涌的巨浪把油轮撞成三载。
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》