AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-18
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十)月
1. Investigators 1 in Las Vegas say they are looking for the grandfather of a kidnapped six-year-old boy. They hope he can lead them to Cole Puffinburger. Authorities think 51-year-old Clemens Fred Tinnemeyer was involved in drug dealing 2 with Mexican nationals and the boy’s kidnapping was a "message”.
2. A new AP-Yahoo poll shows John McCain is losing ground in how favorably he’s seen. McCain faces another problem--his rival Barack Obama is more trusted on the economy, the contest's commanding issue.
3. The Dow lost 127 points at today’s close. But it was an up week for the markets after last week’s carnage. Lackluster economic data and signs of an easing in the credit markets continue to create volatility 3 on Wall Street.
4. A team of Iranian chefs set a new world record with a 4921-foot long ostrich 4 meat sandwich. Spectators were invited to grab a bite of Iran’s latest effort to promote healthier eating. Ostrich meat is low in fat and high in protein and iron.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. national: n.
someone who is a citizen of a particular country but is living in another country.
2. lackluster: adj.
not exciting, impressive etc
3. ostrich: n. 鸵鸟
- 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》
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
- That was one reason why volatility was so low last year.这也是去年波动性如此低的原因之一。
- Yet because volatility remained low for so long,disaster myopia prevailed.然而，由于相当长的时间里波动性小，灾难短视就获胜了。