AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-05-31)
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2010(五月)
1. A top BP executive says crews trying to plug a massive Gulf 1 oil leak are pumping mud into a blown-out well as effectively as they've hoped. BP says it will know within the next 24 hours whether the procedure known as "top kill" has been successful. Top kill has never been tried a mile beneath the sea.
2. The House is expected to vote today on a proposal that would repeal 2 "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and let gays serve openly in the military. The legislation would give the military as much time as it wants before lifting the ban. The Senate Armed Services Committee is expected to take up the measure today.
3. A 19-year-old woman has requested a temporary restraining order against the man who once falsely claimed to have murdered JonBenet Ramsey. Samantha Spiege claimed John Mark Karr sent her threatening emails and instant messages. So far, the court has been unable to serve Karr.
4. Amnesty International is criticizing the US, Russia and China for ignoring human rights violations 3 by allies and for failing to open their own records. The group specifically criticizes President Barack Obama for failing to make good on his promise to close the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.
- 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。
- He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
- He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。
- This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
- These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。