美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-05-04
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2017(五)月
This is AP news minute.
1. Frustrated 1 republicans and democrats 2 warned top Airline executives to improve customer services, or faced congressional intervention 3. The warning follows dragging of passengers from an United Airlines flight. The company's chief executive called it "a mistake of epic 4 proportion".
2. The Texas police chief says a car striking away from an officer , not at him when the officer shot and killed the 15-year old teen. The Balch Spring chief says videos of the incident contradicted the original police claim.
3. Baseball commissioner 5 says it's completely unacceptable that Adam Jones of the Orioles was touted 6 a racial slur 7 during a game against Boston. Rob Manfred says officers have been in contact with the Red Rox. The club has made it clear it wouldn't the inexcusable behavior.
4. Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel made an emotional plea, says every American should be able to receive life-saving health care. Kimmel spoke after revealing that his newborn son has a surgery to correct the heart defect.
I'm Matt Friedman, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
- It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
- The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
- Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。
- I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
- They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
- She's being touted as the next leader of the party. 她被吹捧为该党的下一任领导人。
- People said that he touted for his mother and sister. 据说，他给母亲和姐姐拉生意。 来自辞典例句