AP 2010-11-04
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2010(十一月)
1. President Barack Obama is hoping his visits to four states over the weekend will rally voters and help secure two more years of Democratic control on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, Republicans boosted by the polls are casting Tuesday's midterm elections as a referendum on President Obama's economic policies.
2. A Qatar Airways 1 spokesman says one of two bombs mailed from Yemen to Chicago-area synagogues made its way on a pair of passenger flights before it was discovered by authorities late Thursday. Authorities say the narrowly averted 2 plot bears hallmarks of an al-Qaeda offshoot they vowed 3 to destroy.
3. Forecasters are concerned Hurricane Tomas, the Category 1 storm, may regain 4 strength over the next few days and veer 5 toward earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Some 1.3 million are still living in tarps and tents, making them especially vulnerable to heavy rains.
4. Hundreds of abuse survivors 6 from a dozen countries gathered in Rome for a candlelight march on the Vatican. The group is calling on the United Nations to designate systematic 7 sexual abuse of children as a crime against humanity.
- The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
- At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。
- A disaster was narrowly averted. 及时防止了一场灾难。
- Thanks to her skilful handling of the affair, the problem was averted. 多亏她对事情处理得巧妙，才避免了麻烦。
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
- He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
- The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。
- He is unlikely to veer from his boss's strongly held views.他不可能背离他老板的强硬立场。
- If you fall asleep while driving,you'll probably veer off the road.假如你开车时打瞌睡，可能会驶离道路。
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
- The way he works isn't very systematic.他的工作不是很有条理。
- The teacher made a systematic work of teaching.这个教师进行系统的教学工作。