AP 2010-10-29
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2010(十月)
1. A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake off western Indonesia has triggered a tsunami 1, killing 2 at least 23 people. More than 160 remain missing. The head of the Health Ministry 3 crisis center says a ten-foot-high wave washed away hundreds of homes in two coastal 4 villages.
2. Authorities are considering charges for three boys suspected of being in a car that ran a red light, struck and killed a pedestrian, then broadsided a school bus. Police say the boys attempted to flee on foot. The driver of the bus was seriously hurt and 18 students were hospitalized.
3. The Santa Barbara County coroner says it's likely a great white shark was responsible for killing a body boarder last week. The coroner's office made the announcement Monday after conferring with a shark expert. It's believed the shark was about 18 feet long and weighed up to 4,000 pounds.
4. Jury selection starts today in the corruption 5 trial of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. DeLay is charged with illegally funneling 6 corporate 7 money to help elect Republicans to the Texas Legislature. The 63-year-old is charged with two crimes. If convicted, he could face between two years to life in prison.
- Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
- Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
- 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。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
- This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。