美联社新闻一分钟 AP 飓风纳特袭击墨西哥湾
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2017(十)月
飓风纳特袭击墨西哥湾
This is AP News Minute.
Hurricane Nate came ashore 1 at the mouth of the Mississippi River Saturday, pelting 2 the central Gulf 3 Coast as a category-1 storm. Nate had maximum winds of 85 miles per hour, and was projected to bring storm surges from 7 to 11 feet near the Alabama-Mississippi state line.
President Donald Trump 4 says he's spoken with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to gauge 5 whether Democrats 6 are interested in helping 7 pass health care legislation. He also repeated his assertion that negotiating with North Korea over its nuclear program is a waste of time.
Vice 8 President Mike Pence praised the heroic response by police and the resolve of the American people at a prayer service in Las Vegas. Afterward 9, organizers released 58 white doves in memory of each victim killed in last Sunday's shooting -- the deadliest in modern US history.
Two weeks after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, aid is still slow in making its way to those in need. At one news conference, the mayor of San Juan took another swipe at Donald Trump. And another Puerto Rico's governor said he's asked the administration for the immediate 10 release of allocated 11 funds to kick-start the island's economy.
Ned Barker, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
- The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
- He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。
- The rain came pelting down. 倾盆大雨劈头盖脸地浇了下来。
- Hailstones of abuse were pelting him. 阵阵辱骂冰雹般地向他袭来。
- 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。
- 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。
- Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？
- It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。