美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-14
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(一月)
1. The man accused of killing 1 six people and severely 2 wounding Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is expected to make his first court appearance today. Prosecutors 3 have charged 22-year-old Jared Loughner with one count of attempted assassination 4 of a member of Congress and two counts of killing an employee of the federal government and Arizona judge.
2. Doctors say they are optimistic about Congresswoman Giffords' odds 5 of surviving the attack. However, doctors warn it could take weeks, if not months, to learn if there is any long-term effects. Giffords was shot in the head with the bullet travelling the length of the left side of her brain.
3. Winter storm warnings are up from east Texas to the Carolinas as a blast of snow, sleet 6 and freezing rain pushes its way across the South. At least 2,000 flights have already been cancelled. The governors of Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee have all declared states of emergency.
4. Flooding in Australia has claimed another life. Police say a woman was killed after flash floods swept through Queensland. Eleven people have been killed since rain started in November. The latest flooding overturned cars and flooded buildings.
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
- He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
- The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
- Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。
- The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
- Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？