美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-11
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(一月)
- 1 美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-11
1. At least five people are dead and Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is in critical condition following a shooting that happened outside a Tucson, Arizona, supermarket as Giffords was meeting with constituents 1. Hospital officials say Giffords has undergone surgery. Those killed include a federal judge and a nine-year-old child. US capital police say the alleged 2 shooter is in custody 3.
2. People familiar with the investigation 4 tell the Associated Press that the man held in mass shooting has been identified as 22-year-old Jared Laughner. Little information is immediately known about Laughner, such as his background or a possible motive 5 in the attack.
3. President Obama is speaking out about the shooting. The president has called the incident an “unspeakable tragedy.” He also says that such a senseless and terrible act of violence has no place in a free society.
4. Brazilian authorities say the number of people left homeless by flooding has risen to about 100,000 in four southeastern states. Civil Defense 6 authorities in the hardest-hit states say 16 people have been killed there as of Friday.
- She has the full support of her constituents. 她得到本区选民的全力支持。
- Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water. 氢和氧是水的主要成分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- 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。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
- He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。