AP 2012-04-24
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(四月)
英语课
1. Investigators 1 have finished ripping up the concrete floor of a New York city basement where they are searching for traces of a six-year-old boy who vanished in 1979. So far though, authorities haven't given any outward sign that they found anything.
2. Finance Ministers and Central bankers say they have billions more to help Europe in its economic crunch 2. Saturday, they announced a 430 billion-dollar-plus increase in assistance for the International Monetary 3 fund.
3. President Barack Obama is urging Sudan and South Sudan to stop all military actions against each other, and resolve their disputes through negotiations 4. He says it's the only way to avoid going back to war.
4. Anyone going to the Zoo in Gaza may be be inferred a bit of shock, not all of the animals on display are alive. Officials say the fighting there has killed off many of the animals, forcing them to stuff the carcasses and put them back on display.
1 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 crunch
n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声
- If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
- People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。
3 monetary
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
- The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
- Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
4 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。