AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-07-17
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(七)月
1. Flames shot hundreds of feet into the air after a gasoline tanker 1 exploded and overpass 2 collapsed 3 all near Detroit. State police in Michigan say the truck's driver is alive and accounted for. They say they aren't sure at this point what caused the explosion.
2. Authorities in Florida have arrested an eighth person in the killings 4 of Byrd and Melanie Billings. Pamela Long Wiggins has been charged with accessory after the fact to felony murder. She is said to be friends with Leonard Gonzalez Junior, someone described as a "pivotal person" in organizing last week's deadly break-in.
3. One man dead after a police shootout near the US capital. Authorities say the driver of this white Mercedes sped away from a routine traffic stop, struck two officers with the car then pulled out a gun. Police opened fire when the suspect refused to drop his weapon.
4. After more than a month's delay, Endeavor and its seven astronauts are finally on their way to the International Space Station. Success came on NASA's sixth launch attempt. The shuttle had been held off by technical problems and bad weather.
- The tanker took on 200,000 barrels of crude oil.油轮装载了二十万桶原油。
- Heavy seas had pounded the tanker into three parts.汹涌的巨浪把油轮撞成三载。
- I walked through an overpass over the road.我步行穿过那条公路上面的立交桥。
- We should take the overpass when crossing the road.我们过马路应走天桥。
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。