AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-04
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. Barack Obama says his 86-year-old grandmother has died. Madelyn Dunham who helped raise the Democratic presidential candidate died peacefully Sunday night after a battle with cancer. Obama said he learned of her death Monday morning while campaigning in Florida and said he planned to go ahead with campaign appearances.
2. Meantime, his rival John McCain is making a seven-state swing back to his Arizona home. At a stop earlier in Tennessee, the Republican presidential candidate told supporters (quote) "we are gonna win this election". McCain also vowed 1 to make the government live on a budget.
3. Police say five people were found shot to death Sunday in a homeless camp obscured by heavy brush. The shootings took place in the shadow of a freeway in Long Beach, California. Officers received an anonymous 2 tip. It was then they found the bodies of two women and three men. No word on a possible motive 3.
4. Hundreds of people gathered at the funerals of three of actress Jennifer Hudson's family members. Hudson's mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew were found shot to death more than a week ago.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. on a budget:
if you are on a budget, you do not have much money to spend.
2. obscure: v.
to prevent something from being seen or heard clearly.
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
- Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
- The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。