美联社新闻一分钟 AP 坎大哈省官员遭袭击身亡
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2018(十)月
This is AP News Minute.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he told Saudi Arabia's rulers that the US takes the disappearance 1 of journalist Jamal Khashoggi "very seriously". The US also pulled out of a major Saudi investment conference amid global pressure. But President Donald Trump 2 has cautioned against a rush to judgment 3 against an important Mideast ally.
In Afghanistan, three top Kandahar province officials have been killed by their own guards in an attack at a security meeting that also wounded two US troops. A Taliban spokesman who claimed responsibility said the target was US general Scott Miller 4, commander of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan.
In Arizona, crews rescued a man trapped in an old abandoned mine shaft 5 after he fell down 100 feet on Monday. He was found on Wednesday by a man passing by the area who heard calls for help.
Firefighters rescued a pony 6 that was found trapped in a storm drain in Houston on Wednesday. They sedated 7 the pony before hoisting 8 it out.
- He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
- Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。
- 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 chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
- He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。
- Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
- The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。
- He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。
- This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。
- His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。
- They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。