AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-01
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十一)月
1. It's getting even nastier out there on the campaign trail. With just a few days before the election, John McCain accused Barack Obama of being too liberal for the country. Meantime, Obama has shot back by saying McCain has abandoned the integrity of his 2000 presidential run.
2. General David Petraeus has formally taken over Central Command. The new post gives him responsibility for US military operations not only in Iraq, but also in Afghanistan. And he warns that the way ahead will be difficult.
3. Pakistani officials are vowing 1 to help some fifteen thousand earthquake survivors 2 who now have no place to go. Fears of aftershocks are keeping many from entering any buildings, leaving them to survive outdoors where temperatures have been dipping below freezing.
4. Anyone needing a last-minute jack-o'-lantern can turn to this guy. He's Stephen Clarke, and earlier today he broke the world record for carving 3 the most pumpkins 5 in an hour. The schoolteacher turned out 50 of them, all with unique faces and features.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. jack-o'-lantern: n.
a pumpkin 4 that has a face cut into it and a candle put inside to shine through the holes.
2. turn out: phr v.
to produce or make something.
- President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
- President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
- All the furniture in the room had much carving.房间里所有的家具上都有许多雕刻。
- He acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。
- They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
- It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！