AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-06-24
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(六)月
1. President Barack Obama expressed outrage 1 at the violent crackdown by the Iranian government against protesters of the disputed presidential election. Speaking at a White House news conference, Obama said the US joins the international community in condemning 2 what he called the threats, beatings and imprisonments of the last few days.
2. Metro 3 transit 4 officials in Washington D.C. are confirming an earlier report that nine people were killed in a train collision. Mayor Adrian Fenty said at an earlier news conference that seven people had died and he hoped the death toll 5 would not increase. The accident was the worst in the 33-year history of the Metrorail system.
3. Ed McMahon, whose trademark 6 laugh accompanied Johnny Carson's jokes on the "Tonight Show" for 30 years died early Tuesday. He was 86. His publicist didn't give a cause of death, saying McMahon had a multitude of health problems the last few months.
4. Americans Venus Williams and Andy Roddick won their opening round matches at Wimbledon. Williams is seeking her third straight Wimbledon title. The sixth-seeded Roddick is hoping to win his first.
- When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
- We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
- I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
- The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。
- His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
- The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。