美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-14
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. An attack on a remote base in Afghanistan has left nine American soldiers dead, another 15 were wounded. Officials say the attack began early in the morning in a remote area near the Pakistan border with militants 1 firing machine guns, grenades and mortars 2.
2. Fire crews in California are getting a bit of help from the weather. Calmer winds and higher humidity are allowing crews to gain containment 3 on a blaze in the northern town of Paradise. In the eastern Sierra however, rain has led to a huge mudslide which forced a dozen people from their homes.
3. President Bush returned to Washington from Camp David where he spoke 4 fondly of his former press secretary Tony Snow. Bush said Snow loved to laugh, loved his country and loved his family. Snow died yesterday of cancer at the age of 53.
4. Dozens of canines 5 were rocking a Rio （Rio de Janeiro 里约热内卢）dog show Sunday in celebration of International Rock and Roll Day. Outfits 6 were judged on creativity, originality 7 and overall rock appeal.
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- They could not move their heavy mortars over the swampy ground. 他们无法把重型迫击炮移过那片沼泽地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Where the hell are his mortars? 他有迫击炮吗？ 来自教父部分
- Your list might include such things as cost containment,quality,or customer satisfaction.你的清单上应列有诸如成本控制、产品质量、客户满意程度等内容。
- Insularity and self-containment,it is argued,go hand in hand.他们争论说，心胸狭窄和自我封闭是并存的。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- For example, the teeth are more primitive. There are large canines and unusually shaped incisors. 譬如，牙齿更为原始，有大的犬齿和非常合适的门齿。 来自辞典例句
- Well-to-canines can attend doggy daycare centers while their owners work. 富人家的狗在主人上班的时候可以去狗狗托管中心。 来自互联网
- He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits. 他把承包工程分包给许多小单位。 来自辞典例句
- Some cyclists carry repair outfits because they may have a puncture. 有些骑自行车的人带修理工具，因为他们车胎可能小孔。 来自辞典例句
- The name of the game in pop music is originality.流行音乐的本质是独创性。
- He displayed an originality amounting almost to genius.他显示出近乎天才的创造性。