美联社新闻一分钟 AP 密苏里游船倾覆致多人死亡
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2018(七)月
This is AP News Minute.
President Trump 1 says he is looking forward to meeting at the White House with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump instructed National Security Adviser 2 John Bolton to invite Putin, despite fierce criticism of the President's news conference with Putin in Helsinki.
At least 11 people are known dead in Branson, Missouri, where a tourist boat capsized on a lake Thursday night. A local sheriff says stormy weather may have caused the boat to flip 3 over and sink.
Multiple tornadoes 5 swept through Iowa, flattening 6 buildings in 3 cities and injuring at least 17 people. 7 people were treated for minor 7 injuries after a tornado 4 hit a factory southeast of Des Moines.
Authorities east of Portland, Oregon are investigating what started the huge wildfire. The governor says it may have been arson 8. The fire is blamed for one death.
Ben Thomas, 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。
- They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
- Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
- I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
- Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。
- A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
- The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
- Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
- Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网
- The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
- I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。