美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-10-15
时间:2019-02-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2015(十)月
This is AP News Minute. 1. Angus Deaton of Princeton University won the Nobel prize in economics 1 Monday for improving understanding of poverty and how people in poor countries respond to changes in economic policy. The Award Committee said Deaton’s work has immense importance for human welfare not least in poor countries. 2. British police removed their officers who were standing 2 Ecuadorian Embassy 3 in London to keep watching Julian Assange. But police said they will still do their best to arrest the Wikileaks founder 4 who has been holed up there since June 2012. 3. A day after technology problems delayed hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights, the carrier’s operations were running more smoothly 5 Monday. Officials said workers fixed 6 a failed software application that caused the problem. 4. The Vatican is opening its own homeless shelter that can host up to 34 more men at night just steps from St. Peter’s Square. The building is owned by the Jesuits, and the shelter was operated by Mother Teresa’s Sisters of Charity religious order.
- He is studying economics,which subject is very important.他正在学习经济学,该学科是很重要的。
- One can't separate politics from economics.不能把政治与经济割裂开来。
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。
- He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。
- He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
- According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说,罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
- The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作,所以工作进展顺利。
- Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。