美联社新闻一分钟 AP 库尔德选民支持从伊拉克独立
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2017(十)月
This is AP News Minute.
Congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump 1 unveiled the first major revamp of the nation's tax system in a generation. It's a sweeping 2 5-trillion plans that would deeply cut taxes for corporations, simplify the code and nearly double the standard deduction 3 used by most Americans. But there are too many gaps to know how it would affect individual tax-payers and families.
The University of Louiville placed coach Rick Pitino and athletic 4 director Tom Jurich on administrative 5 leave amid a federal bribery 6 investigation 7. The interim 8 university president said Pitino is on unpaid 9 leave. The coach's attorney said that Louiville has "effectively fired Pitino" .
The Trump administration is sending a flotilla of ships and thousands more military personnel to Puerto Rico to address the growing humanitarian 10 crisis caused by Hurricane Maria. The Federal Emergency Management Agency reports that badly damaged airports and seaports 11 are making it difficult to get aid and personnel to the striken island.
People celebrated 12 in the streets in Iraqi Kurdistan after the Kurdish referedum on independence from Iraq was approved by more than 92% of voters. But the non-binding vote is unlikely to lead to formal independence, and Iraq's prime minister vowed 13 to keep his country united without resorting to the use of force.
I'm Matt Friedman, 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。
- The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
- Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？
- No deduction in pay is made for absence due to illness.因病请假不扣工资。
- His deduction led him to the correct conclusion.他的推断使他得出正确的结论。
- This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
- He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。
- The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
- He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
- FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
- He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
- It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。
- Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
- He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
- Airports have joined seaports as ports of entry for the visiting foreigner. 机场和海港一样成为来访的外国人的入境关口。 来自互联网
- Sanya has 16 seaports, 10 islands and 180km of coastline. 三亚有16个港口、10个海岛和180公里的海岸线。 来自互联网
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。