美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-05-22
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(五)月
英语课
1. AT&T says it will buy the Direct TV for 48 billion dollars in cash and stock. AT&T says the deal will give it the ability to deliver premium 1 content to multiple points, including smart phones, tablets, TV and laptops.
2. Same-sex marriages could begin in Oregon today. A judge is set to issue a ruling on a constitutional challenge to Oregon’s gay marriage ban.
3. Floods and landslides 2 are creating a new danger for residents of southeast Europe’s Balkans region. The area’s worst floods in more than a century are disturbing landmines 3 from the 1990’s war in the former Yugoslavia and washing away their warning signs.
4. Strong winds are fanning a wildfire that’s growing near Reno, Nevada. Fire fighters are going into by helicopter since roads don’t reach much of the wildness area.
n.加付款；赠品；adj.高级的；售价高的
- You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。
- Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后，清水便因稀而贵了。
山崩( landslide的名词复数 )； （山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌； 滑坡； （竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数
- Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
- The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。