AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-27
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. Flights are being delayed around the country after a communication failure at a Georgia facility that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the US. The Federal Aviation Administration says there are no safety issues and officials are still able to speak to all pilots.
2. Hurricane Gustav is roaring over southwestern Haiti with top sustained winds of nearly 90 miles an hour. Oil prices are higher, amid fears the Category 1 storm could threaten oil operations in the Gulf 1 of Mexico. It could become a Category 3 hurricane before entering the central Gulf Sunday.
3. Senator Hillary Clinton checked out the podium where she'll address the Democratic Convention tonight. The one-time candidate is still drawing lots of attention, especially from those upset she's not the nominee 2. Meantime, John McCain's campaign launched a new ad quoting Clinton's past criticisms about Barack Obama and Democrats 3 are bickering 4 about how hard to hit back.
4. Federal authorities are now saying a possible assassination 5 plot against Barack Obama posed no credible 6 threat. Four people have been arrested after police say one of them was found to have rifles, a bullet-proof vest and walkie-talkies in his truck. They are facing only gun charges.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Merriam-Webster Online
1. bicker: v.
to argue, especially about something very unimportant.
2. walkie-talkie: n. 无线对讲机
A walkie-talkie is a small portable radio which you can talk into and hear messages through so that you can communicate with someone far away.
- 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。
- 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 Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The children are always bickering about something or other. 孩子们有事没事总是在争吵。
- The two children were always bickering with each other over small matters. 这两个孩子总是为些小事斗嘴。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
- Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。