AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-07-26
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(七)月
1. Four people are dead after their helicopter crashed on one interstate in western Maryland. Witnesses say the helicopter hit power lines on its way down. But it's not known if that was the cause of the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
2. The federal minimum wage jumps 70 cents today from 6.55 to 7.25 an hour. Proponents 1 say the hike is long overdue 2. But some economists 3 think the move could prolong the recession.
3. Michael Jackson's doctor has been named as the target of a manslaughter probe into the singer's death. Doctor Conrad Murray was with Jackson when he died. Police raided Murray's Houston clinic earlier this week.
4. NASA is planning an extra-long spacewalk today to give the space station more fresh batteries. Yesterday's was cut short because of rising carbon dioxide levels in an astronaut's suit. This will be the fourth spacewalk of the shuttle mission.
- Reviewing courts were among the most active proponents of hybrid rulemaking procedures. 复审法院是最积极的混合型规则制定程序的建议者。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
- Proponents of such opinions were arrested as 'traitors. ' 提倡这种主张的人马上作为“卖国贼”逮捕起来。 来自辞典例句
- The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。
- The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。
- The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
- Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》