AP 2011-05-31
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(五月)
1. Search is still going on for the missing from the massive tornado 1 that flattened 2 Joplin, Missouri. The state says more than 100 people are unaccounted for and the death toll 3 has now risen to 139.
2. President Barack Obama has ended his trip to Europe. He was in Poland Saturday, where he said the United States must always leave room to throw financial and moral support behind nations fighting for freedoms, even in times of tough economic conditions.
3. Casey Anthony's mother took the witness stand today in her daughter's murder trial. Both broke down in tears as Cindy Anthony described the days leading up to her two-year-old granddaughter’s disappearance 4 in 2008.
4. Second-ranked Novak Djokovic has extended his season opening winning streak 5 to 40 matches. He won again today at the French Open. He's now won 42 straight matches dating back to last year.
- A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
- The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
- She flattened her nose and lips against the window. 她把鼻子和嘴唇紧贴着窗户。
- I flattened myself against the wall to let them pass. 我身体紧靠着墙让他们通过。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
- Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。