AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-05-28
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(五)月
1.The White House says North Korea’s threats against South Korea will only add to Pyongyang's isolation 1. North Korea is threatening military action against the US and South Korea. The threat comes days after the North conducted an underground nuclear test.
2.President Barack Obama was in Las Vegas, promoting the sunny side of electricity. He marked the first 100 days of his economic stimulus 2 plan, saying renewable energy is economical, efficient and a job creator. He claims the 787-billion-dollar stimulus package is paying dividends 3 across the country.
3.The FBI says there're "inconsistencies" in the story of a Philadelphia woman and her young daughter who were reportedly abducted 4 Tuesday. Bonnie Sweeten told a 911 dispatcher she was locked in the trunk of their abductor's vehicle and implied her daughter was with her. But the nine-year-old girl isn't heard on the tapes.
4.Demolition 5 experts in the Florida Keys used explosives to sink a ship last used by the US Air Force to track missiles and spacecraft. The General Hoyt S. Vandenberg sank in less than two minutes, creating a new artificial reef for sports divers 6 and anglers.
- The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
- He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。
- 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。
- Nothing pays richer dividends than magnanimity. 没有什么比宽宏大量更能得到厚报。
- Their decision five years ago to computerise the company is now paying dividends. 五年前他们作出的使公司电脑化的决定现在正产生出效益。
- Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
- The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。
- The church has been threatened with demolition for years. 这座教堂多年来一直面临拆毀的威胁。
- The project required the total demolition of the old bridge. 该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁。