美联社新闻一分钟 AP 特朗普出台政令整顿贸易
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2017(四)月
This is AP News Minute.
Congressional investigators 1 are rebuffing former national security advisor 2 Michael Flynn's offer of cooperation in exchange for immunity 3 from prosecution 4. They say it's too early in their probe of Russian connections to discuss a deal. White House Spokesman Sean Spicer said the president wants Flynn to testify in front of the committees.
In Atlanta, the head of the Georgia Department of Transportation says it will be months before a stretch of Interstate 85 that collapsed 5 during a fire Thursday will be rebuilt.
A week before President Donald Trump 6 plans to host Chinese president, he's signing a pair of executive orders aimed at cracking down on trade abuses. The US has its highest
trade deficit 7 with China at 347 billion dollars last year.
And dandelion yellow has a reason to be blue. Crayola announced that it's replacing the color dandelion in its 24-pack with a crayon in the blue family.
Suzanne Yee Gaffney, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
- The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。
- The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。
- He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。
- The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
- He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
- 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。