AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-08-21
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(八)月
1. Fresh violence in Afghanistan today on the eve of the country's presidential elections. Officials say three militants 1 were killed after gunmen took over a bank in Kabul.
2. Hurricane Bill is now an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm powered by warm waters in the Atlantic. Forecasters expected it to get no stronger and pass somewhere between Bermuda and North Carolina.
3. Folks in Southeast Texas are cleaning up after a tornado 2 that swept through a shopping area yesterday without warning. Some vehicles were flipped 3 but no serious injuries are reported.
4. In Mexico City, Michael Jackson fans are rushing up on their "Thriller 4" moves. Dancers will try to set a new Guinness record for the biggest "Thriller" performance ten days from now on what would've been Jackson's 51st birthday.
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
- The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
- The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
- The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。