美联社新闻一分钟 AP 乌克兰东部冲突升级
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2017(二)月
This is AP News Minute.
The head of Homeland security defended President Donald Trump's immigration ban, saying its intention is to keep would-be terrorists out of the US. But hundreds of American diplomats 1 defied a White House warning, criticizing the ban in a memo 2 to State Department leadership.
Democrats 3 forced delays in planned Senate committee votes Tuesday on Trump's picks for health and treasury 4 secretaries and attorney general. The delays came amid growing Democratic fury over many of the administration's early moves.
Fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine escalated 5, causing serious damage to buildings in the city of Donetsk. At least 8 people had been killed Monday and early Tuesday.
Almost 2000 people joined hands in a saltwater lake in Buenos Aires, setting a new Guinness World Record for most people simultaneously 6 floating. The people formed an unassisted free floating line in the lake renowned 7 for its buoyancy.
Noreen Nasir, Associated Press with AP News Minute.
- These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
- The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
- Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？
- 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 Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
- The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
- The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。
- The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
- The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。