美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-01-08
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2017(一)月
This is AP news minute.
1. At Trump 1 tower in New York, president-elect Donald Trump's received the intelligence briefing on Russian hacking 2 activity on November election. Links from the report suggest some Russian leaders celebrated 3 when the election result was announced. The same intel was given to president Obama on Thursday.
2.The 4 suspects in the brutalizing of a mentally disabled teenager in Chicago that was broadcast live on Facebook are on court today. A pretend fight between the young man and his schoolmates escalated 5 to a brutal 4 beating and racial touts 6. The four face felony charges of kidnapping and battery, among others.
3. Two American astronauts are outside the international space station for a day-long space walk. Commander Shane Kimbrough and fight engineer Peggy Whitson are starting the test of upgrading the station's power station.
4. And in Istanbul, the Greek orthodox Christian 7 community celebrated the Epiphany with the traditional blessing 8. Gathering 9 on the shore of Istanbul Golden Horn, believers jumped into the icy water to retrieve 10 a blessed cross.
Tom Ritchie, 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 patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
- We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
- The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
- The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。
- Many vouchers are returned for cash, allowing touts and middle men to make a healthy margin. 许多月饼券都被兑换成现金，这让券贩子和中间商赚取了不蜚的利润。 来自互联网
- Spotting prey, the customary crowd of hustlers and touts swarmed around, jostling for my business. 照例有大群的拉客黄牛在寻觅猎物，他们争相过来抢我的生意。 来自互联网
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
- A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。