AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-04-03
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(四)月
1. President Barack Obama has taken the world stage at the G20 summit, calming jitters 1 over the US economy and jump-starting arms negotiations 2 with Russia. It was also a day of protests in central London where demonstrators clashed with riot police sent one man collapsed 3 and died.
2. Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth is facing up to 15 years in prison if convicted after being charged with killing 4 a pedestrian while driving drunk. The accident happened last month and he is expected to surrender in court Thursday.
3. Federal authorities are seizing the Palm Beach mansion 5 of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff. They also seized an antique yacht and a smaller boat from two Florida marinas. It's all part of an effort to recoup assets to reimburse 6 investors 7 that Madoff has admitted he swindled.
4. A man who was diving and got a spear stuck in his head is talking about the bizarre fishing accident just three days after surgery. The spear lodged 8 six inches in his brain. And surgeons say he would have been killed if it had gone in at even a slightly different angle.
- I always get the jitters before exams. 我考试前总是很紧张。
- The whole city had the jitters from the bombing. 全城居民都为轰炸而心神不宁。
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
- The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。
- We'll reimburse you for your travelling expenses.我们将付还你旅费。
- The funds are supposed to reimburse policyholders in the event of insurer failure.这项基金将在保险公司不能偿付的情况下对投保人进行赔付。
- 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