[难点注释] AP News 2015-02-04 附文本
AP News 2015-02-04
US stocks pushed further into record territory as the Dow Jones industrial average crossed past the 18,000-point mark for the first time. Investors cheered new data showing the US economy grew in the third quarter at the fastest pace in more than a decade.
Northern Ireland leaders reached an agreement to sustain their troubled Catholic-Protestant government following all-night talks in Belfast. The deal will allow Northern Ireland to avoid cutting welfare payments as sharp as the rest of the United Kingdom.
With two days to go before Christmas, Palestinian protesters dressed as Santa Claus clashed with Israeli forces in Bethlehem. Waving Palestinian flags, the Santa Claus-clad protesters chanted anti-occupation slogans in front of Israeli troops who responded by firing tear gas.
A program funded by private and corporate donations is giving music students at a Chicago elementary school a chance to connect with their Hispanic heritage through mariachi. The program isrun by the Mariachi Heritage Foundation and hopes to expand to more schools inthe area in the New Year.
Matthew Burgoyne, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
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AP News 2015-02-04
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US stocks pushed further into record territory as the Dow Jones industrial average crossed past the 18,000-point mark for the first time. Investors cheered new data showing the US economy grew in the third quarter at the fastest pace in more than a decade.
Northern Ireland leaders reached an agreement to sustain their troubled Catholic-Protestant government following all-night talks in Belfast. The deal will allow Northern Ireland to avoid cutting welfare payments as sharp as the rest of the United Kingdom.
With two days to go before Christmas, Palestinian protesters dressed as Santa Claus clashed with Israeli forces in Bethlehem. Waving Palestinian flags, the Santa Claus-clad protesters chanted anti-occupation slogans in front of Israeli troops who responded by firing tear gas.
A program funded by private and corporate donations is giving music students at a Chicago elementary school a chance to connect with their Hispanic heritage through mariachi. The program isrun by the Mariachi Heritage Foundation and hopes to expand to more schools inthe area in the New Year.
Matthew Burgoyne, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
AP News 2015-02-04 |
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US stocks pushed further into record territory as the Dow Jones industrial average crossed past the 18,000-point mark for the first time. Investors cheered new data showing the US economy grew in the third quarter at the fastest pace in more than a decade. |
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Northern Ireland leaders reached an agreement to sustain their troubled Catholic-Protestant government following all-night talks in Belfast. The deal will allow Northern Ireland to avoid cutting welfare payments as sharp as the rest of the United Kingdom. |
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With two days to go before Christmas, Palestinian protesters dressed as Santa Claus clashed with Israeli forces in Bethlehem. Waving Palestinian flags, the Santa Claus-clad protesters chanted anti-occupation slogans in front of Israeli troops who responded by firing tear gas. |
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A program funded by private and corporate donations is giving music students at a Chicago elementary school a chance to connect with their Hispanic heritage through mariachi. The program isrun by the Mariachi Heritage Foundation and hopes to expand to more schools inthe area in the New Year. |
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Matthew Burgoyne, the Associated Press with AP News Minute. |
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词语解释
1.reach an agreement 达成一致
I would really be disappointed if we do not reach an agreement so ambitious that the EU could agree to 30 per cent.
如果各方不能达成一项足以让欧盟同意减排30%的雄心勃勃的协定，我真的会很失望。
2.be dressed as 打扮成
The ends should be dressed as to avoid sharp edges or cross threading.
两端需穿着，以避免尖锐边缘或跨线程。
3.elementary school 小学
Amy did get her wish of a special day without teasing at South Wayne Elementary School.
艾米的确实现了她的愿望，在南韦恩堡小学度过了没有取笑的一天。
4.in front of 在…前面
Waiting her chance, the girl nipped in front of an old woman.
瞅准机会，那个女孩很快插在了老太太的前面。