美国有线新闻 CNN G20峰会上演习奥会和普奥会 350年前伦敦几乎毁于大火
时间:2018-12-19 作者:英语课 分类:CNN美国有线新闻2016年9月
Today's news starts in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou. China was the site of the annual G20 Summit 1.
G20 stands for group of 20, powerful world leaders from 19 countries, plus the European Union, who met on Sunday and Monday. Their focus: international economic cooperation. There were a lot of subjects discussed here, both at the summit itself and on the sidelines — weaker than expected economic growth around the world, the threat of terrorism, the challenges of immigration.
It was U.S. President Barack Obama's last G20. He and Chinese President Xi Jinping promised to move forward on a previous agreement to reduce their nation's greenhouse 2 gas emissions 3. But he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach an agreement on how to end the violence in Syria. The U.S. leader saying that there were, quote, "gaps 4 of trust" between the two governments.
While world leaders agreed to keep working together to think up their economic plans, this particular G20 meeting was reportedly inclusive 5, without any major agreements or breakthroughs.
The Great Fire of London, which took place in 1666 was an extraordinary event for London. It was a fire that destroyed the majority of the city. Eighty thousand people were made homeless and ended up living in refugee 6 camps on the fringes 7 of London for many years afterwards.
- They climbed up the mountain and reached the summit.他们爬山,最终达到了山顶。
- The summit of the mountain is lost in the cloud and mist.山顶隐没在云雾之中。
- Behind the green house was a greenhouse.在那所绿房子后面是一个花房。
- The tomatoes were grown in the greenhouse.这些西红柿是在温室栽培的。
- Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
- Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。
- Contraction of the timbers left gaps in the fence. 木料收缩,结果围墙露出缝来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The record is not complete; there are several gaps in it. 这份纪录不完整,中间有几处间断。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The bill is inclusive of the food and lodging.账单包括吃、住费用。
- It's an all inclusive price;there is nothing extra to pay.这是一个包罗一切的价格,不需再额外付款了。