美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-04-04
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(四)月
1. ATA Airlines strands 1 thousands of passengers after it shuts down in a second trip through bankruptcy 2. The carrier is blaming the loss of military charter business. ATA flies mostly between the West Coast and Hawaii.
2. Federal officials are defending their actions to prevent the failure of Wall Street’s Bear Sterns quickly selling to banking 3 giant JPMorgan Chase. They say doing anything else would have sent shock waves to the financial system.
3. In Zimbabwe, a top opposition 4 party official says police have raided its offices in what he called the start of a crackdown. The opposition says it has won the presidential election but no official count is out.
4. This woman in Australia is recovering after an eight-foot crocodile grabbed her leg, pulling her into the water. She was snatched from its jaws 5 by her husband who jumped on the crocodile’s head and poked 6 its eyes.
- Twist a length of rope from strands of hemp. 用几股麻搓成了一段绳子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She laced strands into a braid. 她把几股线编织成一根穗带。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
- His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
- John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
- He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
- The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。