美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-22

1. Hours after a former Illinois police sergeant suspected in his fourth wife's disappearance turned himself in, he was released. Police had issued a warrant for Drew Petersons arrest in an unrelated weapons charge. Authorities are also investigatin

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-20

1.Stocks soar as the government unveils plans to restore calm to the financial system. The Dow closes up more than 300 points, extending a two-day rally. Investors appear soothed by plans to rescue banks from billions of dollars in bad debt. 2.Unite

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-18

1. Wall Street took it on the chin again today. The Dow closed down more than 400 points. The drop comes on the heels of the AIG bailout and as investors express more concern about investment banks. 2. US officials say an assault on the American Emb

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-17

1. Russian forces are pulling back from a town near Georgia's capital. That action comes after Russia's president signed a ceasefire deal earlier today. However other Russian troops remain entrenched in Georgian territory. 2. Florida has declared an

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-22

1.Democrats in Congress are telling the Big Three automakers exactly what lawmakers are looking for before they'll consider giving them a 25-billion-dollar bailout package. But the White House is criticizing the lawmakers for letting the issue linge

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-22

1. More moves from the Federal Reserve to break through a credit clog. The central bank announcing it will buy commercial paper--short-term funding companies rely on for day-to-day expenses. All of this to stimulate lending and stop a deep economic

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-13

1. Gay marriage advocates are celebrating their victory in Connecticut today. A judge issued a final ruling allowing same-sex couples to marry. Within minutes, the New Haven City clerk began issuing marriage licenses and at least one ceremony has al

美联社一分钟新闻 2009-03-18

1. The White House says President Barack Obama is working closely with Congress to find ways to block the bonuses at AIG or recoup that money. Millions have gone to AIG executives despite the fact the insurance giant received billions in federal bai

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-02-04

1. President Barack Obama is heading to Las Vegas Tuesday to rally public support for his immigration overhaul plan, a day after a bipartisan group of senators outlined their proposal. The plans are said to be somewhat similar. 2. Relatives of the vi

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-20

Senate leaders say they're optimistic that they'll have a deal to end the partial government shutdown on Wednesday. The deadline to raise the government's debt limit hits at midnight. A man who works at Los Angeles International Airport is under arre

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-4-9

1. A man and his seven children have been found dead in their home in Maryland. Authorities are investigating whether carbon monoxide-poisoning is to blame. Relatives say that the family had been using a generator for heat, after their electricity wa

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-10-10

It's been one week since the first diagnosed case of Ebola in the U.S. And the CDC says none of the nearly 50 people who had some contact with the patient in Dallas has fallen ill. But they will continue to be monitored daily. The IMF says the global

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-10-06

This week, public apology by the Ferguson police chief over the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown has been dismissed by the 18-year-old's parents. Speaking with the Associated Press, Brown's mother says she wants quote caption, not words. Former

纯正英语一分钟-Models

Models are strange people. Its almost as though they live in a totally different world to the rest of us. Every day they are told how beautiful they are. Im sure this affects them in some way. They constantly think about their beauty and their figure

听一分钟英文：Plastic-塑料

Its amazing to think there wasnt any plastic one hundred years ago. Now its everywhere. Almost everything thats made has some plastic in it. Whoever invented it must be really rich. There are all kinds of plastic. Its pretty useful stuff. I once went

听一分钟英文：Pollution-污染

I hate pollution. It makes me really angry. I think pollution is greed. People dont care about the environment so they pollute the air just to make lots of money. Big companies are the worst. They pretend theyre not polluting. They have the money to

听一分钟英文：Soldiers-军人

Soldiers have an unbelievably difficult job. Sometimes I dont understand why people become a soldier. You can die. The life of a soldier is very tough. You have to train very hard every day and carry really heavy things. You have to march over mounta

听一分钟英文：Snacks-小吃

Are you a snacker? Can you survive between meals without a snack? Im terrible. I just cannot stop snacking all day long. I know its bad for me, but snacks are just so delicious. I have different snacks at different times of the day. In the mornings,

听一分钟英文：Sexism-性别歧视

There is no place for sexism in our world in the 21st century. Unfortunately, there is a lot of sexism in all societies. Its slowly disappearing in many countries. In the U.S.A. there are many women in leadership positions. There was almost a female

每日一词【555】last-minute：最后一分钟的

今天我们要学的词是last-minute。 Last-minute, 最后一分钟的，最后一刻的。 The Union and the management reached a last-minute deal before the deadline, 劳资双方在最后期限来临前的最后一刻达成了协议。 I was st