AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-21
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十一)月
1. Asian markets stumbled overnight amid fears of a protracted 1 recession. Benchmarks in Japan and Hong kong each lost about six percent. The Dow Jones Industrials opened below 8000 for the first time today in five years.
2. A vote to bail 2 out the big three American automakers will not take place today after all. Senate majority leader Harry 3 Reid canceled it, saying he did not have the votes for it to pass. The heads of Chrysler, Ford 4 and GM testified in front of House leaders on Wednesday, asking for $25 billion in emergency loans.
3. Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano may be the next director of the Department of Homeland Security. The two-term governor is neither confirming nor denying reports. She will reportedly be offered the position once the vetting 6 process is complete.
4. A tool sack that got away from an astronaut during a spacewalk Tuesday--$100,000 in value. The astronaut was trying to clean up some grease when a bag and everything in it floated away. There will be more spacewalks, the astronauts are just going to have to share grease gun(s).
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. protracted: adj.
Something, usually something unpleasant, that is protracted lasts a long time, especially longer than usual or longer than you hoped. (FORMAL)
to check someone's past activities, relationships etc in order to make sure that person is suitable for a particular job, especially an important one.
3. grease: n. 润滑剂
Grease is a thick, oily substance which is put on the moving parts of cars and other machines in order to make them work smoothly 7.
- The war was protracted for four years. 战争拖延了四年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We won victory through protracted struggle. 经过长期的斗争，我们取得了胜利。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
- She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
- They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
- If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。
- I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
- Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。
- Scripts had to be submitted to Ministry of Information officials for vetting. 必须把脚本提交给信息部官员审查。 来自互联网
- Their purpose in clicking deeper into a site is one of vetting. 他们深入点击网站的目的是一种诊疗。 来自互联网