美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-03
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(一月)
1. Federal investigators 1 have opened a criminal probe into whether Delaware Republican Christine O'Donnell broke the law by using campaign money to pay personal expenses. O'Donnell set a state record by raising more than 7 million dollars in her unsuccessful Senate campaign. O'Donnell called the allegations politically motivated.
2. The White House says the Obamas are going to extend their Hawaii vacation. The first family will now leave Hawaii on January 3rd, arriving in Washington the following day. A White House spokesman says the president is trying to squeeze in more time with his family before returning to the nation's capital.
3. Investigators are trying to determine whether natural gas caused an explosion at a Detroit-area furniture store that killed two workers and injured the owner. A spokeswoman for Consumers Energy says the utility believes natural gas was involved, but the cause is still unknown. The store is in downtown Wayne, about 15 miles from Detroit.
4. An Australian state leader says flooded communities across eastern Australia could be under water for more than a week, and the cleanup bill could hit billions of dollars. Days of torrential downpours have left parts of Queensland inundated 2 with water, flooding thousands of homes and businesses.
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》