AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-18
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(九)月
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 1 express more concern about investment banks.
2. US officials say an assault on the American Embassy in Yemen has the hallmarks of an al-Qaeda attack. At least 16 people including six attackers were killed when the embassy was hit by two car bombs and sniper fire.
3. Defense 2 Secretary Robert Gates has apologized to the people of Afghanistan for recent air strikes that have killed a number of civilians 3. Military officials say a lack of ground troops there means they have to rely on air assaults which they admit are less accurate.
4. This may be a first. Some people looking for shelter from Hurricane Ike had to share some space with a lion. Shackle 4, was taken from a zoo to a Texas church where it rode out the storm with other worried residents. Zoo officials say they didn't have time to take the animal elsewhere.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. take sth on the chin:
to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining - used to show approval.
2. hallmark: n.
an idea, method, or quality that is typical of a particular person or thing.
3. ride out: phr v.
If someone rides out a storm or a crisis, they manage to survive a difficult period without suffering serious harm.
- a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
- a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。