AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-31
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(八)月
1.The Gulf 1 Coast is bracing 2 for Gustav, a hurricane that could strengthen even more as it moves across Cuba into the Gulf of Mexico. A mass evacuation of New Orleans is on, with officials telling residents to leave.
2.Political leaders including Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama praise the late Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones . She was Ohio's first black woman elected to Congress. The 58-year-old Tubbs died from a brainhemorrhage.
3.Georgia buries one of its mostcelebratedmilitary commanders, one of the country's first casualties in its short conflict wtih Russia that started Aug 7th. The commander was killed in an airstrike.
4.Wedding day is going to the dogs at this mass ceremony held in India. Event had more than 100 canine 4 participants, all dressed for the occasion. Dog owners say finding the right partners for their pets isn't easy, so mass events like this help.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Merriam-Webster Online
1.brain hemorrhage 脑溢血
hemorrhage:a serious medical condition in which a person bleeds a lot, sometimes inside their body
He died of a massive brain haemorrhage.
2.celebrated 3 adj.
Known and praised widely; noted 5.
3.canine n.
An animal of the family Canidae, especially a dog.
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
- The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
- The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。
- 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。