美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-13
时间：2019-02-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(七)月
1.Three Americans held hostage by rebels in Colombia for more than five years are heading home to Florida. The men had been recovering at a San Antonio, Texas hospital since being rescued in an undercover operation last week.
2.President Bush’ s former press secretary, Tony Snow, has died of colon 1 cancer. He was 53. In a statement, the president says he and the first lady are deeply saddened by the death of their dear friend.
3.Pope Benedict is heading to Australia for a ten-day visit. The pontiff says he hopes to alert people to the issue of climate change. The pilgrimage will be the longest in his papacy and a test of the 81-year-old’s stamina 2.
4.And this is one cool canine 3. That’ s because Benjamin, a two-year-old beagle, loves to ride on his owner’s Harley-Davidson. He’ s even got a leather jacket and wears a helmet for safety.
- Here,too,the colon must be followed by a dash.这里也是一样，应当在冒号后加破折号。
- The colon is the locus of a large concentration of bacteria.结肠是大浓度的细菌所在地。
- I lacked the stamina to run the whole length of the race.我没有跑完全程的耐力。
- Giving up smoking had a magical effect on his stamina.戒烟神奇地增强了他的体力。