AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-03-19
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(三)月
1.The Federal Reserve says it’s opening a new front in its battle to lift the country out of recession. It announced today that it will buy up to 300 billion dollars in long term Treasury 1 securities over the next six months.
2.The head of financially strapped 2 AIG told Congress he’s heard the rage over executive bonuses and has called on employees to voluntarily return at least half of the money. However he says the bonuses could be defended as a legal obligation of the company.
3.The Pope is set to meet with representatives of Cameroon's sizable Muslim minority Thursday. Today he spoke 4 to the country’s 31 bishops 5 and spent time with the president.
4.North Carolina coach Roy Williams says there's a huge probability point guard Ty Lawson won’t play in the Tar 3 Heel's NCAA tournament opener. Lawson also missed the ACC tournament last week and the Heels were upset without him.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.strapped: adj.
having little or no money at the moment
2.upset: vt.
to defeat an opponent who is considered to be much better than you
- The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
- Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The roof was covered with tar.屋顶涂抹了一层沥青。
- We use tar to make roads.我们用沥青铺路。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。