美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-22
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(十月)
英语课
1. President Barack Obama laid out his agenda for the post shutdown Congress today. He wants a budget deal, immigration reform and a farm bill. Republicans already questioned his plans.
2. Meanwhile government employees went back to work this morning after the 16 days shutdown. Parks and monuments were opened early.
3. In Laos, rescuers pulled bodies from the muddy Mekong River. An airline plane crashed in stormy weather, killing 1 49. No survivors 2 are expected.
4. And in Paraguay, Martina Lopez 99 and Jose Manuel Riella 103 sealed their love in a religious wedding after 50 years of living together. She wore a dress. The groom 3 went with more casual attire 4.
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
vt.给（马、狗等）梳毛，照料，使...整洁
- His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
- George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作，乔治已在接受专门的培训。