美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-02-19
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(二)月
. President Bush has extended formal recognition to Kosovo, ignoring protests by Serbia and Russia. Kosovo's leaders have sent letters to 192 countries asking for recognition. Britain, France and Germany were among the countries that backed the request.
2. An explosion has rocked an oil refinery 1 in a violent blast that shook buildings miles away. The Mayor says at least four people were injured. A company spokesman says all workers were accounted for about an hour after the explosion.
3. Undercover video showing crippled and sick animals being shoved with forklifts has led to the largest beef recall in the country. The US Department of Agriculture has ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of beef from a Southern California slaughterhouse that's the subject of an animal abuse investigation 2.
4. The family of television personality Steve Irwin is in New York for the annual International Toy Fair. Daughter Bindi Irwin posed for cameras with a new action figure she says 'looks exactly like her'. The doll is scheduled to hit shelves later this year.
- They built a sugar refinery.他们建起了一座榨糖厂。
- The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。