美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-30
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(五)月
1. Scott McClellan, former press secretary for President Bush, says he got caught up in what he calls "the Washington game" instead of changing things like the president promised. McClellan has written a tell-all memoir 1 that's critical of Bush.
2. A medical helicopter crashes on the roof of a hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, catching 2 fire. Two people on board escaped with minor 3 injuries. No patients were on board. An eyewitness 4 says pieces were flying in the air after the crash.
3. A letter from Barack Obama's senate doctor says the presidential candidate is in excellent health, writing that the 46-year-old Obama is a regular jogger with no excess body fat.
4. Help is on the way for the crew aboard the International Space Station where the only toilet is having some trouble. Replacement 5 parts are coming, on board the space shuttle Discovery, set to blast off Saturday.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. tell-all: adj.
Revealing intimate or scandalous details
2. memoir: n.
a book by someone important and famous in which they write about their life and experiences
- He has just published a memoir in honour of his captain.他刚刚出了一本传记来纪念他的队长。
- In her memoir,the actress wrote about the bittersweet memories of her first love.在那个女演员的自传中，她写到了自己苦乐掺半的初恋。
- There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
- Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
- The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
- I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
- The police questioned several eyewitness to the murder.警察询问了谋杀案的几位目击者。
- He was the only eyewitness of the robbery.他是那起抢劫案的唯一目击者。
- We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
- They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。