AP 2011-04-25
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(四月)
1. A minute of silence at BP, marking the first anniversary of the explosion that killed 11 oil workers in the Gulf 1 of Mexico. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal says his state is still recovering. It was the worst offshore 2 oil spill in American history.
2. Severe storms have battered 3 parts of the nation's midsection. It tore down trees and damaged homes. So far there are no reports of injuries. Last week’s storms killed at least 47 people in six states.
3. The White House says President Barack Obama remains 4 opposed to sending US troops into Libya. A spokesman says Obama hopes the rebels get a boost from the decision by Britain, France and Italy to send military advisers 5.
4. Production is in full swing at the factories manufacturing china for the British Royal wedding. Owners say business is booming. They are hoping the wedding is a huge, royal, revenue opportunity.
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
- A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
- A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。
- He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
- The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。