美联社新闻一分钟 2006-11-16
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1. General John Abizaid will appear before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to discuss the course of the war in Iraq. Congressional Democrats 1 will likely use the appearance to press for the start of a troop withdrawal 2 from Iraq. The hearing is the first since the election and the resignation of Defense 3 Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
2. Thousands of residents in Japan have evacuated 4 to higher ground after a powerful earthquake rocked several islands off the country's coast. The magnitude 8.1 quake caused many to fear that a tsunami 5 could hit the region.
3. US Airways 6 is offering 8 billion dollars in cash and stock for Delta 7 Airlines once Delta comes out of bankruptcy 8. If the deal's approved, it would create one of the world's largest airlines operating under the Delta name.
4. O.J. Simpson is putting out a new book called "If I Did It". In the book, Simpson discusses how he would have committed the killings 9 of his ex-wife and her friend if he were responsible for the crimes. He is also appearing in a 2 part television interview to air on Fox.
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If you put out an announcement or story, you make it known to a lot of people.
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
- They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
- 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。
- The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
- At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。
- He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
- The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。
- You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
- His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。