美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-02-11
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(二)月
1.Democrats 1 in Maine are braving snow and cold winds to vote in today's caucuses 2. Twenty-four delegates are up for grabs there. Meanwhile, on the Republican side, Mike Huckabee says he has no plans of stepping out of the race any time soon. His statement comes after rival John McCain has emerged as the party's front-runner.
2.Officials in Tennessee say they think the fire that destroyed this local mosque 3 may be the result of a hate crime. Investigators 4 found drawings of swastikas and graffiti at the scene. No one was injured in the blaze.
3.Most Americans think the county is in a recession. That's according to a new AP Ipsos poll. Sixty-one percent of the people surveyed think the US is suffering its first recession since 2001. More than half say they are worried about the value of their stocks and retirement 5 investments' dropping.
4.Officials in Iraq have unveiled their new flag. It no longer features three green stars. They were thought to represent the three objectives of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party--unity, freedom and socialism.
- 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》
- Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。 来自互联网
- The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
- Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
- I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。