AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-01-17
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(一)月
1.The pilot of the US Airways 1 flight that landed in the Hudson River is being praised as a hero for the safe landing with no loss of life. The wife of Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger says her husband is “a pilot’s pilot” who “loves the art of the airplane.”
2.Forecasts say temperatures in the Upper Midwest could be among the coldest in years. The icy blast is also hitting the Northeast, closing scores of schools from Michigan to Upstate New York. Officials fear students could get frostbite or hypothermia from walking to school or waiting for the bus.
3.Retailer 2 Circuit City is going out of business, selling everything in its 567 stores after failing to find a buyer. The nation's second largest electronic store filed for bankruptcy 3 protection last year.
4.Washington is almost ready for a weekend packed with events, leading up to the inauguration 4 of President-elect Barack Obama. Tuesday's swearing-in is expected to set records from the largest crowds to the most intense security of any inauguration.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.frostbite: n.
a condition caused by extreme cold, that makes your fingers and toes swell 5, become darker, and sometimes fall off
2.hypothermia: n.
a serious medical condition caused by extreme cold
3.swearing-in: n.
a ceremony in which someone with a new public job or position officially promises to do their duty well
- The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
- At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。
- What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
- The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。
- You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
- His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
- The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
- Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。