AP 2011-02-25
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(二月)
1. Four Americans have been fatally shot in an attack by Somali pirates. The two couples were sailing around the world after their retirement 1. The four are the first Americans killed in a wave of pirate attacks operating off East Africa.
2. The violence in the streets of Libya's capital may not be over. The country's leader, Moammar Gadhafi is remaining defiant 2 after two nights of a bloody 3 crackdown on anti-government demonstrators. Gadhafi is urging his supporters to help put down the protests.
3. One of New Zealand's biggest cities is in ruins and at least 100 people are reported missing. A powerful earthquake has struck the city of Christchurch. Officials have already confirmed 65 deaths but worried that number could go up.
4. Voters in Chicago are braving icy weather to cast ballots 4 in the mayoral election. They're choosing a successor to long-time Mayor Richard Daley. So far the former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has polled as the clear front runner.
- She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
- I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
- With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
- He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。