时间:2019-01-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2009年(六)月


英语课

1.An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris is missing. The plane ran into a towering wall of thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean. Officials fear all aboard are lost.


2.General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 1 protection today. It's part of the Obama administration's plan to shrink the automaker to a sustainable size and give the majority ownership stake to the federal government.


3.The man suspected of fatally shooting an abortion 2 doctor is behind bars. Doctor George Tiller was slain 3 while serving as an usher 4 during morning services Sunday in Wichita, Kansas. The gunman fired a shot at Tiller and threatened two other people who tried to stop him.


4.Andy Roddick's longest run at the French Open ended Monday with a 6-4, 6-2,6-3 loss to Gael Monfils of France in the fourth round. The sixth-seeded Roddick was the last US man left in the tournament.


 



n.破产;无偿付能力
  • You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产,就必须节省开支。
  • His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
n.流产,堕胎
  • She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
  • A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。
杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词)
  • The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
  • His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。
n.带位员,招待员;vt.引导,护送;vi.做招待,担任引座员
  • The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。
  • They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。