AP 2011-08-10
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(八月)
英语课
1. NATO has started an operation to recover the remains 1 of a helicopter shot down in Afghanistan, killing 2 30 Americans. U.S. officials say the Americans have just completed a mission to help an army ranger 3 unit when their copter was hit.
2. London is reeling from a riot that tore through the Tottenham neighborhood Saturday night, leaving more than two dozen police officers injured. Peaceful protest against the fatal police shooting of a man turned violent with rioters torturing a double-decker bus and trashing a shopping mall.
3. Thousands of Verizon communication workers are on strike from Massachusetts to Washington D.C.. Dozens of people wearing red shirts gathered outside Verizon headquarters in New York Sunday, carrying signs saying they are on strike from middle class jobs.
4. It's the end of the road for Wisteria Lane. ABC is confirming reports that Desperate Housewives will be starting its eighth and final season come fall. The series was a pop culture splash when it premiered in 2004, but has since seen a decline in ratings.
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。