美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-01-09
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(一)月
1.In New Hampshire turnout appears brisk for the nation's first primary. All the presidential candidates are vying 1 for the independent vote, making up almost half of voters in the state. Polls give the lead to John McCain on the Republican side and Barack Obama among Democrats 2.
2.In Arkansas, at least one person is dead after an apparent tornado 3 went the eastern part of the state. This comes after a wave of severe weather moved through the Midwest, causing deaths in Missouri and wide-ranging damage.
3.President Bush arrives in the Middle East tomorrow for three days of peace talks in Israel. Already Israeli and Palestinian leaders have ordered negotiations 4 on the region's most contentious 5 issues.
4.For all those kids who don't like school, don't try this at home. This 10-year-old boy from Mexico dreaded 6 going back to school after Christmas, so he glued his hand to his bed. It took a team of paramedics to free the hand and get the boy to school.
- California is vying with other states to capture a piece of the growing communications market.为了在日渐扩大的通讯市场分得一杯羹，加利福尼亚正在和其他州展开竞争。
- Four rescue plans are vying to save the zoo.4个拯救动物园的方案正争得不可开交。
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
- The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
- 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。