AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-13
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(八)月
1. Russia's president has agreed to a proposal calling for both Russian and Georgian troops to move back to their initial positions and stop fighting. The plan also calls for discussion on future status of Georgia's breakaway provinces. Georgia has not yet agreed to it. There are still sporadic 1 reports of clashes.
2. A single-engine plane crashes in the parking lot of a shopping plaza 2 in Massachusetts, the pilot and two other passengers were killed. The Angel Flight was bringing a cancer patient from Long Island to a Boston hospital.
3. A Florida police officer has quit, two others have been fired after a patrol car dashboard camera caught them punching and kicking a handcuffed suspect. West Palm Beach police released the video Monday. The suspect suffered a broken jaw 3 and bruised 4 eyes.
4. And what better treat could a polar bear get on a hot day but some big blocks of ice. The ice is given to animals in Tokyo Zoo to help them deal with 104-degree summer heat. Inside the ice, apples, sausage and fish.
NEW WORDS：
1. sporadic: adj.
happening fairly often, but not regularly.
2. dashboard: n. 汽车的仪表盘
the part in front of the driver in a car that has the controls on it.
3. Angel Flight: n.
Angel Flight is the name used by a number of groups whose members provide free transportation for needy 5 patients and perform other missions of community service. Such a non-profit organization may be located in the United States, Europe, Australia, or Canada and they, like other Public Benefit Flying (PBF) organizations, help arrange free, non-emergency transportation for patients who require medical treatment but who cannot afford to pay for a commercial flight. Transportation is provided by volunteer pilots, often using their own private general aviation aircraft. In most of Canada, the Volunteer Pilot Program of Hope Air provides a similar service, along with Angel Flight of Vancouver. The only complete list of all the Angel Flight and other Public Benefit Flying Organizations is maintained by the Air Care Alliance.
- The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
- You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。
- They designated the new shopping centre York Plaza.他们给这个新购物中心定名为约克购物中心。
- The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.这个广场上布满了便衣警察。
- He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
- A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。
- his bruised and bloodied nose 他沾满血的青肿的鼻子
- She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。