美联社新闻一分钟 2008-03-15
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. President Barack Obama says investors 1 should have absolute confidence in the US economy, making the comment in the Oval Office, responding the concerns of the Chinese premier 2 on the safety of China's investments in the US.
2. President Obama says the nation's food safety system is a hazard to public health, announcing his picks to head up the Food and Drug Administration, including a former New York City health commissioner 3 as head of the agency. Consumer groups now want more funding for the FDA.
3. An oil spill in Australia blackens white sand beaches. Ten times more oil than originally thought leaking from a cargo 4 ship. Authorities say more than 60,000 gallons of oil may have spilled.
4. In Colombia, police seized more than a hundred luxury properties and other goods belonging to paramilitary leaders. The whole included weapons, and this lion, which authorities say a leader used to intimidate 5 opponents and force peasants to sell him land.
- a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
- a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
- The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
- He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
- The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
- A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
- You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
- The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。