AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-24
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. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama took the stage with his newly selected running mate Joe Biden today. Obama says the Democratic senator from Delaware is uniquely suited to help him put the country back on track.
2. Tropical Storm Fay is wrapping up its disastrous 1 slog across Florida by making a record fourth landfall on the Panhandle's coast. Florida authorities have raised the death toll 2 to eleven. Across the Florida Peninsula, communities are cleaning up the damage from torrential rain that flooded homes and destroyed crops.
3. Thousands of Georgians are rallying against the continued presence of Russian troops in a key port city. Russia says it plans on patrolling the region, even though the US and France say the area lies outside of the ceasefire agreement Russia signed earlier this month.
4. You can call them "the golden girls" . The US women's basketball team has once again taken the top spot of the Olympics. The squad 3 cruised to victory over Australia to nab its fourth consecutive 4 Olympic gold.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Merriam-Webster Online
1. cruise: v.
If a team or sports player cruises to victory, they win easily. (JOURNALISM)
2. Florida Peninsula: n. 佛罗里达半岛
- The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
- Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
- A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。
- It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
- The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。