AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-02-07
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(二)月
1.Senate moderates continue to work behind closed doors, trying to trim down the economic stimulus 1 package. The group of 20 Republicans and Democrats 2 is trying to cut 100 billion dollars from President Barack Obama's plan. It now tops 937 billion dollars.
2.The unemployment rate is expected to jump today when the Labor 3 Department releases its latest numbers. The new jobless rate is expected to be 7. 5%, up from 7. 2%. If the forecast is on target, it will be the highest rate in 17 years.
3.Olympic gold medalist Micheal Phelps has been suspended for 90 days by USA Swimming after a picture surface showing him using a marijuana pipe. Cereal maker 4 Kellogg also has said it will not renew its sponsorship contract with the swimmer.
4.A pilot and five passengers had to swim to safety after the pilot guided the plane into a harbor in Australia. It's not clear why but the plane started experiencing engine trouble shortly after take-off.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.moderate: n.
someone whose opinions or beliefs, especially about politics, are not extreme and are considered reasonable by most people [≠ extremist, hardliner]
2.USA Swimming: n.
USA Swimming is the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States.
- Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
- Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。