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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-02-10

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1.President Barack Obama made a campaign-style pitch for his massive economic stimulus1 plan. Obama traveled to Elkhart, Indiana today in hopes of winning support for a package that has become the first big test since taking office.

2.In Beijing, flames ripped through a luxury hotel that was still under construction. The fire broke out after the 44-storey building was showered with the sparks from fireworks set off during China's biggest holiday. There were no immediate2 reports of deaths or injuries.

3.Four American soldiers and an interpreter were killed in Northern Iraq. US military says they were killed in a suicide car bombing in the city of Mosul.

4.Alex Rodriguez has admitted using performance-enhancing drugs. The New York Yankee star told ESPN he is very sorry and deeply regretful. Sports Illustrated3 had reported Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.pitch: n.

1).the things someone says to persuade people to buy something, do something, or accept an idea

2).make a/somebody's pitch (for something) (=try to persuade people to do something)


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1 stimulus 3huyO     
n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物
参考例句：
  • Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
  • Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。
2 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
3 illustrated 2a891807ad5907f0499171bb879a36aa     
adj. 有插图的，列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
  • The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。

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