AP 2010-10-15
时间：2019-02-05 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2010(十月)
1. A smooth ride to the outside world. That's what Chilean officials expect to start late Tuesday for the first of 33 trapped miners. Officials say the first trapped miner is expected to reach the surface late Tuesday. The miners have survived more than two months about half a mile below ground.
2. Hurricane Paula has strengthened into a Category 2 storm as it roars towards Mexico's resort region of Cancun. Boats are being hauled ashore 1 and water sport businesses are cancelling reservations.
3. It could be the end of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". A federal judge in California has issued a worldwide injunction stopping enforcement of the policy that has kept gays from serving openly in the US military. The Justice Department has 60 days to appeal.
4. The Obama administration has lifted a six-month moratorium 2 on deepwater drilling that it imposed in the wake of the disastrous 3 BP oil spill. The ban is believed to have caused a temporary loss of up to 12,000 jobs
- The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
- He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。
- The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.政府已要求暂停武器试验。
- We recommended a moratorium on two particular kinds of experiments.我们建议暂禁两种特殊的实验。
- The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
- Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。