AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-08)
时间:2019-02-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2010(四月)
1. The downtown area of the US border city of Calexico remains 1 shut down after a powerful earthquake rattled 2 southern California and Mexico. The 7.2-magnitude quake killed at least two and injured at least 100 more. The quake was felt as far away as Las Vegas.
2. More than 100 Chinese miners 3 have been pulled out alive after being rescued from a flooded shaft 4. The miners had been trapped for more than a week. The rescue is broadcast on national television.
3. The space shuttle Discovery is on its way to the International Space Station. Discovery and seven astronauts blast 5 off this morning. They will deliver supplies and experiments to keep the station running long after the shuttles retire later this year.
4. Tiger Woods is back at Augusta National. The world's No.1 golfer quietly made his first appearance yesterday as he prepares for the masters. Tiger will answer questions on the media later this afternoon.
- 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。
- The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
- Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里,窗户都格格作响。
- The coal miners have come out for about two weeks. 煤矿工人已罢工约两周了。
- The roof of the cave dropped in on the miners, trapping them. 洞穴的顶部坍了下来,砸在矿工身上。
- He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。
- This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。