AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-04-10
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. FBI negotiators are working to free an American cargo 1 ship captain being held by Somali pirates. Captain Richard Phillips and the pirates are in a lifeboat, while the cargo ship itself is said to be headed to Kenya. Keeping an eye on the standoff are a US destroyer and a spy plane.
2. The economy's downward descent appears to be leveling off. Stocks ended at the highest level in two months. That after banking 2 giant Wells Fargo surprised the market with early profit projections 3 that blew past analysts 4' expectations.
3. Pope Benedict swapped 5 out his gold-coloured robes for a long-white apron 6. The Pontiff performed a feet-washing ceremony at St.John Lateran Basilica in Rome. The money collected from the pilgrims and tourists will reportedly be sent to help the small Catholic community in Gaza.
4. And a pachyderm turns Picasso at a safari 7 park in Britain. This African elephant named Five developed her painting talent by chance. The 16-year-old has completed about 50 works of art since taking up the hobby.
- 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。
- John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
- He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
- Their sales projections are a total thumbsuck. 他们的销售量预测纯属估计。
- The council has revised its projections of funding requirements upwards. 地方议会调高了对资金需求的预测。
- City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
- I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
- I liked her coat and she liked mine, so we swapped. 我喜欢她的外套，她喜欢我的外套，于是我们就交换了。
- At half-time the manager swapped some of the players around. 经理在半场时把几名队员换下了场。
- We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron.招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。
- She stitched a pocket on the new apron.她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。