AP 2011-05-14
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(五月)
1. Memphis, Tennessee, is watching the worst of it flow by. Mississippi River crested 1 just below record levels there, leaving a mess in low-lying areas. Attention is now turning to cities and communities downstream.
2. President Barack Obama is turning his attention to immigration reform. He’s visiting the US-Mexico border today, urging Republicans 2 to take on comprehensive immigration legislation 3.
3. NATO says its warplanes struck a command and control facility in the middle of Libya's capital today. The alliance 4 says the targets were all military, and Italian officials denied targeting Muammar Gaddafi in particular.
4. Software giant Microsoft may soon be getting even bigger. The company today announced it will buy Skype for 8.5 billion dollars. The purchase would also make Microsoft a bigger force in the smartphone.
- a great crested grebe 凤头䴙䴘
- The stately mansion crested the hill. 庄严的大厦位于山顶。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The Republicans got shellacked in the elections. 共和党在选举中一败涂地。
- The latest poll gives the Republicans a 5％ lead. 最近的民意调查结果表明共和党领先了五个百分点。
- They began to draft legislation.他们开始起草法规。
- The liberals band together against the new legislation.自由党员联合一致反对新的立法。