AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-02-10
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.President Barack Obama made a campaign-style pitch for his massive economic stimulus 1 plan. Obama traveled to Elkhart, Indiana today in hopes of winning support for a package that has become the first big test since taking office.
2.In Beijing, flames ripped through a luxury hotel that was still under construction. The fire broke out after the 44-storey building was showered with the sparks from fireworks set off during China's biggest holiday. There were no immediate 2 reports of deaths or injuries.
3.Four American soldiers and an interpreter were killed in Northern Iraq. US military says they were killed in a suicide car bombing in the city of Mosul.
4.Alex Rodriguez has admitted using performance-enhancing drugs. The New York Yankee star told ESPN he is very sorry and deeply regretful. Sports Illustrated 3 had reported Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.pitch: n.
1).the things someone says to persuade people to buy something, do something, or accept an idea
2).make a/somebody's pitch (for something) (=try to persuade people to do something)
- 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。