美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-12-06
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2016(十二)月
This is AP news minute.
1. Officials in Oakland say the death toll 1 has risen to 30 from a fire that tore through a warehouse 2 that housed an artist collective. Authorities say crews are starting to get deeper into the building and that as they advance, they expect to find more victims.
2. A wooden box carrying Fidel Castro's ashes was placed by his brother and successor into a granite 3 boulder 4, as Cuba mourned the characteristic beard rebel seized control the caribbean island. The government barred independent coverage 5 of the funeral, later releasing a handful of photos and brief descriptions of the ceremony.
3. Secretary of state John Kerry confirmed Sunday that state department officials have not been contacted by president-elect Donald Trump's transition team for background briefing before telephone calls with world leaders. Vice 6 president-elect Mike Pence said Trump's phone call with Taiwan leader was "A Courtesy Call" and has not necessarily reflected the shift of US policy.
4. Tribal 7 elders have asked the military veterans joining a large Dakota Access pipeline 8 protest in encampment not to have confrontation 9 with law enforcement officials. About 250 veterans gathered at a standing 10 Rock reservation camp on Sunday for a meeting with protest organizers.
Krysta Fauria, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
- The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。
- They squared a block of granite.他们把一块花岗岩加工成四方形。
- The granite overlies the older rocks.花岗岩躺在磨损的岩石上面。
- We all heaved together and removed the boulder.大家一齐用劲，把大石头搬开了。
- He stepped clear of the boulder.他从大石头后面走了出来。
- There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
- This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
- The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。
- The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
- A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。
- We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
- After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。