美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-06-07
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2017(六)月
This is AP news minute.
1. The White House says president Donald Trump 1 will not assert executive privilege to try to block testimony 2 by fired FBI director James Comey. Spokeswoman Sara Sanders says the president's power to invoke 3 privilege is "Well-established". But he will not take that step to ensure "Swift and thorough examination of the facts" related to Comey's firing.
2. Saudi Arabia announced on Monday it will be cutting diplomatic ties to Qatar and that it has pulled out troops from the ongoing 4 war in Yemen. Egypt and United Arab Emirates also cut diplomatic ties to Qatar, further deepening a rift 5 among Gulf 6 Arabic nations over the country's propertied support for Islamic State group and its relation with Iran.
3. Police say a disgruntled former employee opened fire inside a Florida awning 7 factory, killing 8 5 workers before killing himself. Authorities described the shooter as a 45-year old man who has been fired in April.
4. The mayor of London laid a virtual Monday evening to remember those who died or injured in Saturday's London bridge attacks. Authorities have named two of the three suspects in the van and knife attack that left seven people dead.
Krysta Fauria, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
- He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
- The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。
- The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
- He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。
- Let us invoke the blessings of peace.让我们祈求和平之福。
- I hope I'll never have to invoke this clause and lodge a claim with you.我希望我永远不会使用这个条款向你们索赔。
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
- He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。
- The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来。
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。