AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-10-08)
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(十)月
1. Polls indicate President Obama’s numbers are starting to rise again. 56% of people polled in a new AP-GfK survey say they approve the president's job performance. That's up from 50% last month and the first time since Obama took office that his rating has gone up.
2. The war in Afghanistan will not be reduced to counter-terrorism campaign. That's the word from the White House. However, President Obama has not signaled whether he will send more troops to Afghanistan. The president met with House and Senate leaders just today to discuss strategy options.
3. Flying is going to cost you more over the holidays. Several major airlines add ten-dollar surcharges for especially busy days like the Sunday after Thanksgiving and January second and third. Delta 1, Northwest and American Airlines, just some the carriers adding the surcharge.
4. The defending champion Phillies kicked off the baseball playoff this afternoon when they take on the Rockies. The twelve bunch there took the post season when the dramatic twelve winning the Tigers last night. But so it will take the Yankees in narrowed vision series, the cardinal 2 of the Dodgers 3 tonight.
- He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
- The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。
- This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
- The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。