AP 2012-02-21
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(二月)
英语课
1. Lawmakers on Capital Hill say they've reached a compromise on the bill extending a payroll 1 tax cut and jobless benefits for the unemployment. Speaker John Boehner says he supports the agreement, but he doesn't think the deal will help the US economy very much.
2. Joseph Kennedy III is looking to add to his family's political legacy 2. Kennedy has launched his campaign for the Massachusetts congressional seat now held by the retiring Barney Frank.
3. A guard from a Honduran prison where 358 inmates 3 were killed in a fire Wednesday says only six officers were on duty at the time. The facility houses more than 800 prisoners. The Associated Press has also learned that most of the inmates had never been charged, let alone convicted.
4. Two astronauts aboard the international space station went out for a walk on Thursday. The Russians are relocating a construction crane and installing a panel to protect against space junk.
n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额
- His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
- I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。
n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西
- They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
- He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。