美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-02-28
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. A former police officer was sentenced to life in prison for killing 1 his pregnant girlfriend and their unborn daughter. Bobby Cutts Jr. was spared the death sentence by a jury. Cutts is eligible 2 for parole after 57 years.
2. The Humane 3 Society is suing the U.S. government, saying it isn't keeping sick and crippled cows out of the food supply. The suit comes after the largest beef recall ever, involving a California meat packing plant using so-called “downer cows”.
3. The largest earthquake in more than 2 decades struck Britain. The 5.3-magnitude quake was centered about 125 miles north of London, causing minor 4 damage but no injuries.
4. Conservative columnist 5, author and TV show host Williams F. Buckley Jr. has died. He was 82. Buckley founded National Review magazine and championed anti-communism and pro-market forces, raising the profile that conservative thought for a generation.
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
- Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。
- Is it humane to kill animals for food?宰杀牲畜来吃合乎人道吗？
- Their aim is for a more just and humane society.他们的目标是建立一个更加公正、博爱的社会。