AP 2011-12-23
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(十二月)
英语课
1. The House has rejected a plan to extend a social security payroll 1 tax cut for two months. Republican members are instead demanding that the Senate return to negotiate an extension for the entire year. President Barack Obama called the Senate's version the only viable 2 way to prevent a tax increase on January 1st.
2. The top commander of US forces in Iraq is back on US soil, welcomed home by his wife and the president. General Lloyd Austin returned with the US Forces-Iraq flag to bring a symbolic 3 conclusion to the war.
3. Federal investigators 4 say the pilot of a plane that crashed on a New Jersey 5 highway talked with an air traffic controller about icing shortly beforehand. The plane crashed Tuesday morning on Interstate 287, killing 6 five.
4. And a national menorah has been lit near the White House. The ceremony marking the first night of the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah dates back to 1979.
1 payroll
n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额
- His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
- I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。
2 viable
adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的
- The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
- The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。
3 symbolic
adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的
- It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
- The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。
4 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》