美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-30
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
1. A tornado 1 as wide as two football fields carved a devastating 2 path through eastern Colorado. Initial report said five homes were destroyed and dozens were severely 3 damaged.
2. Senate Democrats 4 ignored a veto threat and pushed through a bill requiring President Bush to start withdrawing troops from Iraq, the goal to end combat operations by the end of next March.
3. This is the scene near Memphis where a tanker 5 truck burst into flames after being struck by an SUV. Luckily, both drivers got out safely.
4. And after searching high and low, the world's tallest man has married a woman two-thirds his height. The record breaker is 7-foot-9 and his bride just 5-foot-6.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. push through: phrase
If someone pushes through a law, they succeed in getting it accepted although some people oppose it.
- 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。
- It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
- Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
- He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
- He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
- 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》