AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-01-11
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 Israeli air force has been dropping leaflets throughout Gaza, saying it plans to escalate 1 its offensive. Palestinian officials say more than 800 people have died so far in the fighting. Meanwhile, the president of the Palestinian authority is urging Israel and Hamas to agree to an Egypt-broker truce 2.
2. Vice 3 President-elect Joe Biden spent today in Afghanistan. He's been meeting with political and military leaders including President Hamid Karzai and thanking coalition 4 troops for their service.
3. With just a week or so left in office, President George W. Bush paid tribute to another president, his father. The president and former president both spoke 5 at the commissioning of the USS George H.W. Bush. The 6.2-billion-dollar nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will be among the largest warships 6 in the world.
4. And you never know who you might find at Ben's Chili 7 Bowl, this diner in Washington DC. Even a president-elect. Barack Obama dropped in for a bite to eat with Washington's mayor, Adrian Fenty.
- It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。
- Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。
- The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
- She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- 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。
- The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties. 在遭受惨重伤亡后，敌舰退出了海战。
- The government fitted out warships and sailors for them. 政府给他们配备了战舰和水手。