美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-11-15
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2016(十一)月
This is AP news minute.
1. A powerful earthquake struck New Zealand's south island, killing 1 at least two people, causing damaged buildings and infrastructure 2, and prompted emergency services to warm people along the coast to move to a higher ground to avoid the tsunami 3 waves.
2. President-elect Donald Trump 4 is receiving congratulatory phone calls from a member of his former rivals, including Jeb Bush and John Kasich. Trump's senior advisor 5 Kellyanne Conway told reporters in Trump tower on Sunday about the calls, and said the conversation of the president-elect had with Bush was "Incredibly Gracious".
3. French president Francois Hollande opened a national day of commemoration in France, one year after the Paris attack that killed 130 people. Hollande unveiled the pack covered by a small French flag at the national stadium in memory of the single person killed there and numerous wounded.
4. Pope Francis gave VIP seats to homeless people at a special mass in St.Peter Basilica. Francis invited them to one of his last masses during a holy year of mercy which ends on November,20th.
Krysta Fauria, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
- We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
- Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
- Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
- He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
- The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。