美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-22
时间：2019-01-07 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(七)月
1. The Iraqi government and Barack Obama are both hoping US combat forces can leave in 2010. That's after Obama met with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. But a spokesman there says any withdrawal 1 plan depends on whether the level of violence increases.
2. A former driver and alleged 2 bodyguard 3 for Osama bin 4 Laden 5 is pleading not guilty to charges of conspiracy 6 and supporting terrorism. If he is convicted, he could land in jail for life. The case marks the first Guantanamo war crimes trial.
3. The grandmother of a missing Florida toddler says her daughter knows who has the child. She just doesn't know exactly where. Police arrested the mother of two-year-old Caylee Anthony last week, and charged her with child neglect and lying to detectives.
4. And President Bush is calling the members of Team USA "ambassadors of liberty". About two dozen athletes joined Bush in the Rose Garden and he gave them a rousing White House send-off to next month's Olympic Games in China.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. rousing: adj.
giving rise to excitement;superlative 令人振奋的
2. send-off : n.
a demonstration of goodwill and enthusiasm for the beginning of a new venture (as a trip)
- The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
- They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
- 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
- She has to have an armed bodyguard wherever she goes.她不管到哪儿都得有带武器的保镖跟从。
- The big guy standing at his side may be his bodyguard.站在他身旁的那个大个子可能是他的保镖。
- He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
- He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
- He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
- The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
- He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。