AP 2009-09-09
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(九)月
1. Today is Labor 1 Day and President Barack Obama is marking the holiday with an address to organized labor. Obama will speak at the annual AFL-CIO picnic in Cincinnati. The president also is expected to touch on health care reform.
2. Astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery are getting a day off to mark the holiday. Crew has had a week of virtually nonstop work with three busy spacewalks. The plan is for Discovery to return to Earth on Thursday bringing with a moving van for the trash from the International Space Station.
3. Crews in the San Francisco area are racing 2 to repair a crack discovered in a steel link that holds up the Bay Bridge. California transportation officials say it's going to be quite a challenge to get the problem fixed 3 and have the bridge reopen in time for the Tuesday morning rush.
4. An attorney for San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman says he's confident his client will not be charged in an alleged 4 attack on his reality star girlfriend. Merriman was arrested Sunday and accused of choking MTV star Tila Tequila. Police say deputies determined 5 Tequila had been drinking.
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
- The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
- Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
- Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。