AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-02-22
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(二)月
1. Workers should see a little more in their paychecks soon. President Barack Obama says the Treasury 1 Department has begun directing employers to reduce the amount of taxes withheld 2 from people's paychecks. It's all a part of his stimulus 3 deal.
2. The nation's governors are in D.C., they're holding a three-day winter meeting that's focusing on the federal bailout plan and how it will help their states.
3. Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib Prison is reopening. It has a different name, the Baghdad Central Prison, and is being run by the Iraqis. Beyond the cells, it is also stocked with computers, a recreation area and even a sewing room.
4. Half a million people are filling the streets of Rio as carnival 4 celebrations continue. They came dressed in wacky costumes for the "Black Ball" street parade. Unlike luxurious 5 carnival parties attended by the elite 6 and hosted in posh hotels, the street parties are open to everyone.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. wacky: adj.
If you describe something or someone as wacky, you mean that they are eccentric, unusual, and often funny.
- 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。
- I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract. 他们履行合同后，我才付款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- There was no school play because the principal withheld his consent. 由于校长没同意，学校里没有举行比赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
- Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。
- I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
- Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。