美联社一分钟新闻2009-09-03
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.A massive fire North of Los Angeles has doubled in size, burning nearly two dozen homes and threatening thousands more. It's among at least eight fires currently burning in California. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has issued emergency declarations in four counties.
2.Massachusetts lawmakers have scheduled a hearing on whether to change state law and let the governor name an interim 1 replacement 2 for Senator Ted 3 Kennedy. The change was requested by Kennedy himself shortly before he died and Governor Deval Patrick supports the idea.
3.Emergency workers along Mexico's Baja Californian peninsula are planning evacuations ahead of Hurricane Jimena. The storm is just short of category-5 status with winds nearly 150 miles per hour.
4.And Guadalajara finally boasts the world's biggest mariachi band. Some 549 musicians get together to win the record for the birthplace of mariachi. The group played several songs in just over ten minutes.
- The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
- It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。
- We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
- They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。