美联社一分钟新闻 2009-03-27
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(三)月
1. Treasury 1 Secretary Timothy Geithner says the nation's financial system has grown too unstable 2 and fragile. He told a congressional panel stronger regulations are needed for major players like hedge funds and nonbank financial institutions like insurance giant AIG.
2. Thousands of people are taking part in an around-the-clock effort, stacking sandbags to protect North Dakota's largest city from the rising Red River. It has already topped 38 feet. The National Weather Service says it could reach 41 feet by Saturday.
3. Sources tell the Associated Press that President Barack Obama is planning to send more troops and civilian 3 advisers 4 to Afghanistan. They say the additional 4000 troops will be devoted 5 to training and advising the Afghan armed forces.
4. He's just too cute for words. This little clouded leopard 6 cub 7 was born this week at a National Zoo research center in northern Virginia. And the only thing cuter than one cub, is two.
- The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
- This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
- The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
- She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。
- He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
- We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。