AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-25
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. Republican presidential nominee 1 John McCain says he will stop campaigning tomorrow so he can return to Washington and focus on the country's economic crisis. He's also calling on his staff to work with Barack Obama's campaign so they can delay the debate scheduled for Friday.
2. Republican officials say Treasury 2 Secretary Henry Paulson has accepted a major change in the Bush administration bailout proposal. The officials say the 700 billion-dollar plan will include limits on the pay packages of executives whose companies benefit from it.
3. Finland's prime minister is pledging to tighten 3 gun laws following the country's second school massacre 4 in less than a year. Yesterday, a 22-year-old opened fire at a vocational college, killing 5 ten people before shooting himself in the head.
4. The RCA dome 6 is now a bowl. Fans that kept the dome's fabric 7 roof up were shut down, allowing the roof to deflate. The Indianapolis Colts have moved to a new stadium, allowing this one to be demolished 8.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. deflate: v.
if a tyre, balloon etc deflates, or if you deflate it, it gets smaller because the gas inside it comes out.
2. RCA dome: n.
The RCA Dome was a domed 9 stadium located in Indianapolis, Indiana, which was the home of the Indianapolis Colts NFL franchise 10 for 24 seasons (1984-2007). It was completed in 1984 at a cost of $82 million as part of the Indiana Convention Center, with the costs split evenly between private and public money. It was finished nearly a year before the Colts actually moved to the city. In 1984, the Colts relocated to Indianapolis from Baltimore.
- 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。
- The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
- Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
- Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。
- There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
- If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！
- 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。
- The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
- They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。
- The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
- I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。
- The factory is due to be demolished next year. 这个工厂定于明年拆除。
- They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished. 两年来，为了不让拆除他们的房子，他们一直在进行最后的努力。