美联社新闻一分钟 2006-11-29
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. President Bush was in Latvia today where he told an audience that American troops will be staying in Iraq until the mission is complete. He also said that the US will make any changes needed for success in the war.
2. Amidst large protest Pope Benedict began his first trip to a Muslim nation. Speaking in the Turkish capital, the Pope called on leaders of all religions to turn their backs on any form of violence in the name of faith. The Pontiff also urged dialogue and brotherhood 1 between faiths.
3. Prosecutors 2 say 8 people have been charged in the death of a teenager at a Florida boot camp. Seven former guards and a nurse face aggravated 3 manslaughter charges after their rough handling of the teen was caught on videotape.
4. Former "Saturday Night Live" regular Tracy Morgan was arrested in Manhattan early Tuesday morning on drunken driving charges. The 38-year-old comedian 4, who currently costars on NBC's "30 Rock", pleaded no contest to a drunken driving charge in February of this year.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. turn one's back on : PHR
If you turn your back on someone or something, you ignore them, leave them, or reject them.
2. aggravated : ADJ
Aggravated is used to describe a serious crime which involves violence
- They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
- They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
- If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我，我就要揍他。
- Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳，反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。