美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-02-26
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(二)月
1. The Pentagon says that by July there will be about 8,000 more troops on the ground in Iraq than before the surge began last year. Initially 1, President Bush approved orders to send an additional five army brigades to the area.
2. It's a photo of Barack Obama and it's causing quite a stir. In it, the White House hopeful is in Kenya and dressed in traditional garments worn by Muslins there. The website that initially posted the image said Hillary Clinton's campaign gave it to them. And Obama's campaign is accusing Clinton's of being divisive.
3. Relatives of a former Ohio police officer are hoping to save him from death row. The divorced parents and sister of Bobby Cutts Jr. testified before a jury that will decide whether to recommend the death sentence. It's the same jury that convicted Cutts of murdering his pregnant lover and their unborn child.
4. This crowd of Japanese men is plunging 2 into spring with mud. It's part of a ritual to ward 3 off the evil spirits at the end of winter. The men also pasted mud onto children for their well-being 4 and healthy growth.
- The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
- Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
- War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
- During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。
- He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
- My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。