AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-26
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十)月
1. Illinois police are still searching for the seven-year-old nephew of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson. An AMBER 1 Alert was issued for him after Hudson's mother and brother were found slain 2. Police have a suspect in custody 3.
2. In a scramble 4 to lock up the West, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is mocking rival John McCain for trying to distance himself from fellow Republican President Bush. McCain is touting 5 his Western ties and warning that Obama is a tax-and-spend threat to the nation.
3. President Bush is offering reassurance 6 and asking for patience in his weekly radio address. He says the government bailout plan needs time to take hold. Bush is hosting a meeting of world economic leaders next month and says he's confident that the global financial situation will brighten.
4. Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader is hoping his campaign run makes the record books. He's attempting to set a Guinness World Record for the most campaign speeches in a day, at least 315 minutes' words. It's the first time the record has been attempted.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. nephew: n.
the son of your brother or sister, or the son of your husband's or wife's brother or sister.
2. scramble: n.
a situation in which people compete with and push each other in order to get what they want.
3. distance: v.
distance yourself (from sth)
to say that you are not involved with someone or something, especially to avoid being connected with them.
3. take hold:
to start to have a definite effect.
- Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
- This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。
- The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
- His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
- He broke his leg in his scramble down the wall.他爬墙摔断了腿。
- It was a long scramble to the top of the hill.到山顶须要爬登一段长路。
- He's been touting his novel around publishers for years. 他几年来一直到处找出版商兜售自己的小说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Technology industry leaders are touting cars as a hot area for growth. 科技产业领袖吹捧为增长热点地区的汽车。 来自互联网
- He drew reassurance from the enthusiastic applause.热烈的掌声使他获得了信心。
- Reassurance is especially critical when it comes to military activities.消除疑虑在军事活动方面尤为关键。