美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-12-14
时间:2019-02-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2012(十二月)
英语课
1. House Speaker John Boehner is accusing President Barack Obama of slow-walking negotiations 1 to avoid the fiscal 2 cliff. And he has urged him to name specific cuts in government spending he would support as part of any compromise.
2. The Michigan legislature gave final approval to a right-to-work plan limiting the power of unions. The move marks a defeat for organized labor 3. Protesters have packed the state capitol in Lansing.
3. Egypt's prime minister says his country has asked the International Monetary 4 Fund to delay a 4.8 billion dollar loan because of political turmoil 5. Egyptians are to vote on a disputed draft constitution on Saturday, as hundreds of thousands protest against the document.
4. And a Florida judge has denied defense 6 requests to end 24 hours GPS monitoring of George Zimmerman. He is out on bond in the fatal shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin in February. The judge also set a trial date for June 10.
协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
adj.财政的,会计的,国库的,国库岁入的
- The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
- The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
- 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。
adj.货币的,钱的;通货的;金融的;财政的
- The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
- Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
n.骚乱,混乱,动乱
- His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
- The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。