AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-29
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十)月
1. The Dow soars in a closing bell surge, ending up almost 900 points, the second largest point gain ever. Bargain hunters grab stocks pounded in earlier sessions, ahead of an expected rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
2. The death of seven-year-old Julian King, nephew of singer Jennifer Hudson, has been declared a homicide. No charges yet in the slaying 2 of three of her family members.
3. John McCain and Sarah Palin say Alaska Senator Ted 1 Stevens should resign, convicted of lying on financial disclosure forms. The Republican is up for re-election next week.
4. A delay of game for the World Series until Wednesday night because of worries about the weather in Philadelphia. With the win, the Phillies will clinch 3 the championship.
5. In China, two panda cubs 4 show off for the world. Their mother is a survivor 5 of the earthquake there earlier this year.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. bargain hunter: n.
A bargain hunter is someone who is looking for goods that are value for money, usually because they are on sale at a lower price than normal.
2. slaying: n.
an act of killing 6 someone - used especially in newspapers.
3. clinch: v.
to finally agree on something or get something after trying very hard.
- The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
- She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。
- The man mimed the slaying of an enemy. 此人比手划脚地表演砍死一个敌人的情况。
- He is suspected of having been an accomplice in the slaying,butthey can't pin it on him. 他有嫌疑曾参与该杀人案，但他们找不到证据来指控他。
- Clinch the boards together.用钉子把木板钉牢在一起。
- We don't accept us dollars,please Swiss francs to clinch a deal business.我方不收美元，请最好用瑞士法郎来成交生意。
- a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
- Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》