美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-02
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(五)月
2. A student was killed when this school bus collided with a dump truck. And a dozen others were hurt in the crash in northern Kentucky. It’s still not clear what caused the wreck 1 on a curvy stretch of highway.
3. A leader of the Democratic Party under Bill Clinton is withdrawing his endorsement 2 of Hillary Clinton for president. Joe Andrew says he is now backing Barack Obama and he’s urging other Democrats 3 to do the same.
4. Uma Thurman testified she was completely freaked out by a card her alleged 4 stalker gave her through her assistant. The card had a picture of an open grave and a man standing 5 on the edge of a razor blade. Jack 6 Jordan is accused of following and trying to contact the 38-year-old actress from early 2005 until late last year.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. shed: n.
a small building, often made of wood, used especially for storing things
- Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
- No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。
- We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
- His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。
- 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》
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。