AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-13
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十)月
1. Treasury 1 Secretary Henry Paulson is warning against isolationism and protectionism in the midst of the world financial crisis. He spoke 2 at a meeting of the World Bank's policy-setting committee in Washington on how to deal with the meltdown.
2. European leaders are talking about temporarily guaranteeing future debts among private banks as a way to unlock the frozen credit markets. Under the plan, governments will guarantee new interbank loans for five years.
3. Firefighters backed by water-dumping helicopters and planes are gaining ground on a wildfire in Angeles National Forest that has forced the evacuation of about 1,200 people north of downtown Los Angeles. At least two homes have been destroyed.
4. There is a new number one in college football. Texas takes the top spot, after upsetting previous number one Oklahoma Saturday. Alabama remains 3 number two while Penn State moves up to third.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. in the midst of:
if you are in the midst of an event or situation, it is happening around you.
2. meltdown: n.
a situation in which prices fall by a very large amount or an industry or economic situation becomes much weaker.
- The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。