美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-09-20
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2015(九)月
英语课
This is AP News Minute.
At least 16 people are known dead in Utah after Monday's flash floods. Rescue workers in Zion National Park are waiting for flood levels to drop before they search for 3 missing hikers.
Hundreds of migrants are stranded 1 in Serbia near the border with Hungary. Hungary sealed off the border on Tuesday and started detaining 2 migrants who are passing through.
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell is setting up a 3rd vote for Thursday on a resolution that would reject the Iran nuclear deal. Democrats 3 kept the bill from getting the votes it needs to advance.
Firefighters in northern California say they are gaining ground against a wildfire that has burned through more than 100 square miles. Early Wednesday, the fire was at least 30 percent contained.
Sandy Kozel, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.
a.搁浅的，进退两难的
- He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
- I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。
留住( detain的现在分词 )； 耽搁； 拘留； 扣留
- Besides, there's no point at all in detaining half-a-dozen sheep who just follow the crowd." 况且只不过五六个盲从的人，捉在这里更加没有意思。” 来自子夜部分
- Kettling v. Forcibly detaining demonstrators in cordoned off areas to prevent protests from boiling over. 灌壶（动词）：为了防止抗议激化，强制把游行者扣留在隔离区。