AP 2011-08-14
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(八月)
英语课
[1]Most global stock markets are rising today following Tuesday's surge onWall Street. European markets are all showing modest gain so far. Asian marketsclosed up as well following days of steep drops.
[2]British PrimeMinister David Cameron says the police will use any means necessary to restoreorder after days of violence and looting. Police say they've made nearly 1,200arrests in Saturday and Cameron says major operations are underway to arrest more.
[3]WisconsinRepublicans have retained control of the State Senate. Democrats 1 failed to taketwo seats away from GOP in campaigns in Tuesday's special elections. More than30 million dollars were spent on the recall campaigns.
[4]And anamazing rescue in Taiwan. A motorcyclist was trapped under a car for hourswhile rescue workers tried to free him. They ended up lifting the car by handto get it loose. Amazingly he suffered only minor 2 injuries.
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
- 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》