美联社新闻一分钟 2008-04-26
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(四)月
2. An eight-mile stretch of a beach in San Diego, California is closed following a deadly shark attack. Officials say a 66-year-old man died after a shark bit him while he was swimming.
3. The Food and Drug Administration has heard from people who have had big vision problems following laser eye surgery. The FDA and eye doctors are teaming up to better understand the long-term effects of LASIK.
4. High fuel prices have soured business for the last milkman in Fergus Falls, Minnesota .The family has decided 3 that after 50 years in business, it can no longer afford to deliver to its 1200 customers.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. Rev/Reverend: n.
a title of respect used before the name of a minister in the Christian 4 church
2. LASIK: abbr.
Laser- In Situ Keratomileusis. In LASIK, the outer layer of the cornea is sliced, lifted, moved aside while the cornea is reshaped with the laser, then replaced to speed healing. This procedure causes the cornea to become flatter, which corrects the nearsighted vision.
- It's his job to rev up the audience before the show starts.他要负责在表演开始前鼓动观众的热情。
- Don't rev the engine so hard.别让发动机转得太快。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。