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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-04-28

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1.The government confirms 40 cases of the new swine flu in the US. 20 of them come from a New York City school where students spent spring break in Mexico. The CDC says it's premature1 for other countries to urge people not to travel to the US, which the European Union is doing. About 150 people in Mexico are believed to have died from swine flu.

2.General Motors could be majority owned by the federal government under a massive restructuring plan. The troubled automaker will cut 21,000 US factory jobs by next year and phase out the Pontiac brand. The company also plans to reduce its dealerships by 42%.

3.Authorities say a University of Georgia professor suspected of killing2 his wife and two men has a plane ticket to fly to the Netherlands and left behind an empty passport wallet. Agencies nationwide have been searching for 57-year-old George Zinkhan since Saturday.

4.An Air Force photo op scared a lot of people in Manhattan. One of the jumbo jets that serves as Air Force One did a flyby accompanied by a fighter jet. The FAA says it notified law enforcement for flyover3 but many people left their office buildings, fearing something more sinister4.


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1 premature FPfxV     
adj.比预期时间早的；不成熟的，仓促的
参考例句：
  • It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
  • The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。
2 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • 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。
3 flyover flyover     
n.立交桥，天桥
参考例句：
  • It took workers more than one year to build this flyover.建造这座立交桥破费工人一年多时间。
  • All that came to his bakery should go over a flyover first.所有来他店的人都必须先经过一座立交桥。
4 sinister 6ETz6     
adj.不吉利的，凶恶的，左边的
参考例句：
  • There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes.在这一系列罪行背后有险恶的阴谋。
  • Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.他们的建议不仅一钱不值，而且包藏祸心。

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