AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-08-15
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.Firefighters in Northern California continue to battle a wildfire that has forced thousands of residents to evacuate 1 their homes. Early the Thursday authorities issued a mandatory 2 evacuation for the entire population of Bonny Doon, a small community just north of Santa Cruz.
2.Defense 3 Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that an Afghan assessment 4 from Commanding General Stanley McChrystal won't contain any specific recommendations for increases in troops. Gates called the current situation in Afghanistan "a mixed picture" and he acknowledged that the Taliban clearly has established the presence.
3.Musician Les Paul has died. The guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multi-track recording 5 had a string of hits. He reportedly died of complications from pneumonia 6. He was 94.
4.Tiger Woods is off to a good start at the PGA championship in Minnesota. Woods finished his first round Thursday with a five under 67. Woods is looking to win his first major of the season. He's won at least one major each of the last four years.
- We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
- They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。
- It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
- There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
- What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？
- How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
- I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。