美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-12-10
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2016(十二)月
This is AP news minute.
1. John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth has died. The 95-year old was the last survivor 1 of the original Mercury 7 astronauts who were onto long career in U.S senate.
2. President-elect Donald Trump 2 is expected to pick fast-food executive Andrew Puzder to lead the labor 3 department. Puzder heads the parent company of Carl's Jr., Hardee's and other chains. His selection will bring other wealthy business persons and elite 4 donors 5 to Trump's cabinet.
3. The U.S surgeon general is calling e-cigarettes as an emerging public health threat to the nation's youth. Surgeon general, Vivek Murthy acknowledged a need for more research into health effect of "Vaping". But he said e-cigarettes aren't harmless and too many teens are using them.
4. And hundreds of people packed into Arabic Israeli city Nazareth to watch the annual Christmas tree lighting 6 ceremony. Nazareth holds a cherished place in Christianity as what is according to the tradition, Jesus Christ grew up.
I'm Matt Friedman, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
- The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
- There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。
- He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
- The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
- We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。
- Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
- About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》