美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-18
时间：2019-01-07 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(七)月
The first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba can begin. A federal judge says the courts should let the military process play out as Congress intended. The trial involves Osama bin 1 Laden's former driver.
Pilots at US Airways 2 say the carrier is pressuring them to carry less fuel on planes to save money. Pilots say it should be up to them to decide how much fuel their planes have. The airline says it wants to know why some pilots are loading up on gas.
Fox news says the Reverend Jesse Jackson used the N word during a break in a televised interview where he criticised presidential candidate Barack Obama. The network did not air the comments. Jackson is apologizing for what he calls hurtful words.
An Australian veterinarian saved the life of this shark by sticking his arm down its throat, all to dislodge a steel hook stuck in the animal's stomach. The procedure was a success with this grey nurse returning to the water.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.war crimes战争罪
War crimes are violations 3 of the laws or customs of war, including but not limited to murder, the ill-treatment or deportation 4 of civilian 5 residents of an occupied territory to slave labor 6 camps, the murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war, the killing 7 of hostages, the wanton destruction of cities, towns and villages, and any devastation 8 not justified 9 by military necessity
2.play out
play something ↔ out phrasal verb
if an event or situation is played out or plays itself out, it happens
3.US Airways 美国航空公司
US Airways, Inc. is a low-cost airline owned by US Airways Group, Inc. and is the sixth largest airline in the United States.
4.N word e.g. negro等带有种族歧视的词
５.air[intransitive and transitive]v.
to broadcast a programme on television or radio
6.veterinarian 兽医
7.dislodge [transitive]v.
to force or knock something out of its position
- 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。
- The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
- At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。
- This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
- These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。
- The government issued a deportation order against the four men.政府发出了对那4名男子的驱逐令。
- Years ago convicted criminals in England could face deportation to Australia.很多年以前，英国已定罪的犯人可能被驱逐到澳大利亚。
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
- There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》