美联社一分钟新闻 2009-03-02
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(三)月
1. Spring is only weeks away, but it doesn't look like it in eastern parts of the country. Winter storm warnings are up across the South, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast.
2. Meanwhile, three tornadoes 1 barreled through east central Alabama, destroying one church and damaging another. The twisters tore up ten homes along with a school and officials reported several minor 2 injuries.
3. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has opened her first trip to the Middle East as America's top diplomat 3. Clinton arrived in Egypt after an overnight flight from Washington. She scheduled to visit Israel and meet with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank.
4. And 13 baby pandas have a new home after a rough start to life. The cubs 4 were born after the devastating 5 earthquake that hit China's Sichuan Province last May. But they are now living in a sanctuary 6 which aims to teach them how to survive in the wild once they are released.
- Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
- Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网
- The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
- I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
- The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
- He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
- a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
- Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
- Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。