AP 2010-09-14
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2010(九月)
1. The Denver Post reports that authorities are investigating whether a fire pit sparked the devastating 1 ten-square-mile wildfire near Boulder 2. The wildfire that began Labor 3 Day has cost nearly seven million dollars to fight and destroyed 169 homes.
2. Authorities in California are trying to identify remains 4 they found in the wreckage 5 of a natural gas line explosion. The official death toll 6 remains at four. While some remains had been found, it wasn't immediately clear if they were from victims already accounted for.
3. After a power shrug 7 with Iran's conservative leadership put her freedom into doubt, an American woman arrested more than a year ago along the Iraq border is on the verge 8 of heading home. Sarah Shourd could be released in the “next two or three days” - or even sooner.
4. Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck teamed up Saturday night, recalling their thoughts and feelings the day of the 9/11 attacks. Palin applauded the conservative commentator 9 as an inspiration for millions, saying he represents why so many citizens never have to apologize for being Americans.
- It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
- Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
- We all heaved together and removed the boulder.大家一齐用劲，把大石头搬开了。
- He stepped clear of the boulder.他从大石头后面走了出来。
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
- New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- With a shrug,he went out of the room.他耸一下肩，走出了房间。
- I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism.我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。
- He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
- The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。