AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-28
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十一)月
1. A state official says the siege has ended at Mumbai's Taj Mahal Hotel and the last three gunmen there have been killed. But the siege continues elsewhere. At least 119 people were killed and 288 injured when suspected Islamic militants 1 attacked ten sites in India's financial capital.
2. Iraq's parliament has approved a new security pact 2 with the US that calls for all American combat troops to leave in three years. The vote for the security deal followed months of tough talks between US and Iraqi negotiators that at times teetered on collapse 3.
3. Retailers 4 are hoping for a better-than-expected Black Friday tomorrow. A worsening economy has put many stores’ future in doubt. This year, shops are offering loads of free gifts tomorrow on top of the huge markdowns they are already giving.
4. It may be the most famous annual parade in America. The 82nd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade made its way through Manhattan as thousands of marchers carried giant balloons past throngs 6 of people celebrating the holiday.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. teeter: v.
Teeter is used in expressions such as teeter on the brink 7 and teeter on the edge to emphasize that something seems to be in a very unstable 8 situation or position.
2. load: n.
a load (of sth)
loads (of sth) BrE informal a lot of something
3. on top of:
You can use on top or on top of to indicate that a particular problem exists in addition to a number of other problems.
4. markdown: n.
A markdown is a reduction in the price of something.
A throng is a large crowd of people. (LITERARY)
6. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade:
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade presented by Macy's Department store. The three-hour event is held in New York City starting at 9:00 a.m. EST on Thanksgiving.
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
- The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
- High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
- Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。
- A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
- The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。
- She muscled through the throngs of people, frantically searching for David. 她使劲挤过人群，拼命寻找戴维。 来自辞典例句
- Our friends threaded their way slowly through the throngs upon the Bridge. 我们这两位朋友在桥上从人群中穿过，慢慢地往前走。 来自辞典例句