美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-4-07
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2016(四)月
1. A springtime storm is bringing snow and gusty 1 winds to the northeast, after the region has one of its mildest winters on record. The national weather service says several inches of snow could fall Monday from Buffalo 2, New York to Boston.
2. Alaska Air group is buying Virgin 3 America in a deal worth $2.6 billion, making Alaska the biggest carrier on the west coast. The proposed merger 4 will also give Seattle-based Airliner 5 a foothold in key airports in New York and Washington.
3. California has enacted 6 the nation's highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour to take effect in 2022. Governor Jerry Brown's signing of the bill Monday in Los Angles, and a similar New York effort mark the most ambitious moves yet to close the national divide between rich and poor.
4. And Chihuahua is in animal custody 7 after leading police on a chase across the Oakland-San Francisco Bay bridge. California highway patrol posted a video the small dog running furiously on the upper-level of the bridge, while being trailed by a motorcycle officer.
- Weather forecasts predict more hot weather,gusty winds and lightning strikes.天气预报预测高温、大风和雷电天气将继续。
- Why was Candlestick Park so windy and gusty? 埃德尔斯蒂克公园里为什么会有那么多的强劲阵风？
- Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
- The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。
- Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
- There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。
- Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
- Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。
- The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。
- The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。
- legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律
- Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹