美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-11-30
时间:2018-12-01 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2014(十一)月
英语课
Protesters return to the riot-scarred streets of Ferguson Tuesday a day after violence erupted after the annoucement that officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted 1. With hundreds of additional national guard troops assisting police, there was less looting and destruction.
While Americans get ready for Thanksgiving, rough weather is threatening to disrupt holiday travel. A storm packing ice and snow is expected to hit the East Coast from Washington to Boston, messing up plans for millions who hope to travel for the holiday.
Hong Kong authorities cleared more protester barricades 2 from a pro-democracy protest camp on Wednesday in the volatile 3 district. It was part of a 2-day operation where police arrrested more than 100 people including key student leaders.
A wildlife park in the Netherlands is celebrating a rare birth of polar bear triplets. The proud mama bear gave births to her cubs 4 on Saturday.
1 indicted
控告,起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )
- The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
- He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。
2 barricades
路障,障碍物( barricade的名词复数 )
- The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
- Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。