AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-04-07
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.A solemn ceremony in Delaware has marked the end of nearly a two-decade ban on news coverage 1 of returning US war dead. The remains 2 of a Virginia airman killed in Afghanistan returned to Dover Air Force Base Sunday, the 20-minute ceremony was mostly silent.
2.Rescue workers are digging through the rubbles, searching for survivors 3 after a strong earthquake hit central Italy. The quake has killed at least 20 people and struck about 70 miles from Rome. The Italian premier 4 has declared a state of emergency.
3.2008 had the fewest number of highway deaths since the early 60s. Experts cite 5 fewer miles driven, record seat belt use and tougher laws for the decrease.
4.The NCAA men's basketball championship will be decided 6 tonight. North Carolina will take on Michigan State in Detroit. Earlier in the season, the same two teams played on the same court with North Carolina winning by 35 points.
- There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
- This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
- 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。
- It would be an endless task to cite such living examples.这样的实例举不胜举。
- I'll just cite some figures for comparison.我要引用一些数字作比较。