美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-12-17
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
1. The second major winter storm in a week is making its way through the Northeast. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has ordered state agencies to send home non-emergency employees and he is encouraging private businesses to follow suit. The storm is being blamed for dozens of traffic accidents throughout the state.
2. British forces have formally handed over control of Basra to Iraq. British troops will continue to help train security forces there. The handover means half of the country's 18 provinces are controlled by the Iraqi government.
3. Turkish forces are escalating 1 their fight against Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq. They launched a deadly early morning air raid, targeting rebel positions near the border with Iran.
4. A group of students from a culinary academy in Peru thought they would get festive 2 in a different way to mark the upcoming Year of the Potato. These students cooked up a Christmas exhibition made entirely 3 of potatoes. It is complete with a potato Christmas tree and Nativity scene.
- The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句