AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-28
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(九)月
1. Actor Paul Newman has died at the age of 83. His publicist says he died yesterday at his farmhouse 1 near Westport, Connecticut after a long battle with cancer. Newman was a ten-time Oscar nominee 2, winning once for the "Color of Money" in 1987.
2. Congressional leaders say they hope to reach an agreement on a multi-billion-dollar bailout plan before the markets open Monday. Meanwhile, President Bush says he's confident lawmakers will approve a rescue plan soon. The bailout is intended to rescue bankers from bad loans that threaten to derail the economy.
3. Americans had a mixed reaction to Friday's first debate between presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. A pair of one-night polls gave Obama a clear edge over McCain. With 38 days left until the November election, McCain headed for Washington and Obama attended a rally in North Carolina.
4. And the Chinese celebrated 3 their nation's first spacewalk. It's an opening step for China's plan to assemble a space station. China is only the third country after Russia and the United States to launch a man into space.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. publicist: n.
someone whose job is to make sure that people know about a new product, film, book etc or what a famous person is doing.
2. edge: n.
If someone or something has an edge, they have an advantage that makes them stronger or more likely to be successful than another thing or person.
- We fell for the farmhouse as soon as we saw it.我们对那所农舍一见倾心。
- We put up for the night at a farmhouse.我们在一间农舍投宿了一夜。
- His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
- Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。