美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-03-20
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2017(三)月
This is AP news minute.
1. President Donald Trump 1 met with German Chancellor 2 Angela Merkel at the White House Friday. He told reporters he strongly supports NATO, but the allies "must pay with they owe". The president also said White House shouldn't be blamed for quoting a cable television news analyst 3 who accused British intelligent of helping 4 president Barack Obama spy on the current president.
2. HHS secretary Tom Price spent part of the morning on Capitol Hill, trying to rally republicans behind the GOP leadership health-care overhaul 5. President Trump is predicting the bill will soon pass the house, but some republicans are demanding changes.
3. In Peru, at least 65 people are dead. The death toll 6 is climbing due to mudslides and severe flooding. Peru's president says the country's coastal 7 region hasn't seen this sort of devastation 8 in nearly 20 years.
4. Color New York city green with Irish pride as residents and tourists turned out for the annual Saint Patrick's Day parade. Participants marched along the 5th avenue along police kept a close eye on security.
Ned Baker 9, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
- 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。
- They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
- He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
- It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
- This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
- The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
- There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》