美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-11-28
时间：2018-12-01 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(十一)月
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Ferguson is in flames Tuesday as protesters took to the streets after the annoucement that a grand jury declined to indict 1 white officer Darren Wilson in the death of 18-year-old black teenager Michael Brown. Police say at least 12 buildings were burned and frequent gunfire was heard.
At least 13 people were killed when a 7-story building collapsed 3 in western Cairo Tuesday. Officials speaking anonymously 4 blamed the collapse 2 on the unauthorized construction of several extra stories on the old building.
Hong Kong authorities arrested dozens of the pro-democracy demonstrators on Tuesday who refused to comply to a court order to clear a protest site. Protesters have been camped out on major areas in HK since September 28 demanding greater democracy.
Competitors showed off their skills in this year's South American pole dance competition in Buenos Aires Monday. More than a hundred dancers took part in 8 professional and amateur categories including men and couples.
Salim Essaid, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.
1 indict
v.起诉，控告，指控
- You can't indict whole people for the crudeness of a few.您不能因少数人的粗暴行为就控诉整个民族。
- I can indict you for abducting high school student.我可以告你诱拐中学生。
2 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
3 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
4 anonymously
ad.用匿名的方式
- The manuscripts were submitted anonymously. 原稿是匿名送交的。
- Methods A self-administered questionnaire was used to survey 536 teachers anonymously. 方法采用自编“中小学教师职业压力问卷”对536名中小学教师进行无记名调查。