访谈录 2010-02-19&2010-02-21 圣灰星期三的尴尬
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：访谈录2010
On this date in 1856, a grassroots anti-establishment, low government political movement convened 1 in Philadelphia to nominate its first presidential candidate, former President Millard Fillmore, the party was called the Know-Nothings.
On this date in 1861, a grassroots anti-establishment, low government political movement convened in Montgomery to inaugurate its first leader Jefferson Davis. That group was the Confederate States of America. What a coincidence.
Let‘s play “Oddball.”
We begin in Britain with Murdoch‘s Sky News coverage 2 of the Obama-Biden stimulus 3 availability
yesterday. Anchor Kay Burley discussing the U.S. economy with correspondent Greg Milam. Neither of them realizing it was the first day of Lent also known by Catholics as Ash Wednesday.
-Waiting for Joe Biden to introduce the president within the next few moments. The vice 4 president as you said—what happened to his head? I’m sure that’s what everybody’s asking at home.
-He’s been up to Vancouver for the Winter Olympics and was the face of the administration there. So, whether there was some accident or what little incidents being up in Vancouver, we don’t know.
-It’s probably happened on those T trace down the lounge or something. Certainly, it looks like quite a bruise 5, doesn’t it? Anyway—
You see what happens, Henry VIII—you see what happens when you kicked out the Catholic Church? Forget about that Papal assignment you two are hoping for. Eventually, somebody called in. She apologized, claimed she was a very bad Catholic and went to break.
Speaking of breaks, Internets LOL, and keeping with fashion week here in New York, there’s a fashion show from some other location on the planet. Two models strutting 6 their stuff on the runway, on the runway, styling the latest trends with this fall, or make that one model styling the latest—medic?
- The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。
- The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。
- There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
- This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
- Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
- Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。