美联社新闻一分钟 AP 夏威夷火山熔岩摧毁附近房屋
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2018(六)月
This is AP News Minute.
President Trump 1 heads to Canada on Friday for a meeting of the Group of Seven Industrialized Nations. Contentious 2 discussions are expected after the President recently imposed tariffs 3 on Canada, Mexico and the EU.
A woman left federal prison in Alabama after President Trump commuted 4 her life sentence. Alice Johnson was convicted of drug charges. She thanked the President and reality TV star Kim Kardashian, who had taken up her cause.
The US evacuated 5 several more government workers out of southern China. The State Department says they might have the same unexplained health incidents as US personnel in Cuba.
Officials on Hawaii's Big Island say a neighbourhood called Vacationland has almost completely disappeared beneath lava 6. The US geological survey says only a few homes are left in a second nearby subdivision.
Shirley Smith, the 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。
- She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。
- Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。
- British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
- The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。
- His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment. 他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
- The death sentence may be commuted to life imprisonment. 死刑可能減为无期徒刑。
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。