美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-15
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. President Bush's first Secretary of State Colin Powell says he doesn't agree with Bush's anti-terror fight. Powell was opposed to the president's plans for harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists.
2. Ford 1 is offering buyouts to more than 75,000 of its unionized workers in the US. The plan is aimed at cutting costs in light of slump 2ing sales.
3. A woman who identified herself as the mother of the Montreal gunman says he was a good man. She told a reporter to ask the neighbors, but neighbors say the gunman was a loner who wore dark clothing.
4. Anna Nicole Smith's attorney says she supports a formal inquest into the death of her 20-year-old son. The attorney says Smith wants people to ''not jump to conclusions'' in the investigation 4 into how her son died.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. interrogate 5: verb
If a police officer interrogates 6 someone, they question the thoroughly 7 for a long time in order to get some information from them.
2. buyout: n-count
A buyout is the buying of a company, especially by its managers or employees.
3. unionized: adj.
Unionized workers belong to trade unions. If a company or place is unionized, most of the workers there belong to the trade unions.
4. slump: verb
If something such as the value of something slumps 8, it falls suddenly and by a large amount
5. loner : n-count
If you describe someone as a loner, you mean they prefer to be alone rather than with a group of people.
6. inquest: u-count
When an inquest is held, a public official hears evidence about someone's death in order to find out the cause.
7. jump to a conclusion: phrase
If someone jumps to a conclusion, they form an opinion or judgment 9 hastily.
- They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
- If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。
- She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
- Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。
- Hong Kong's slumping economy also caused a rise in bankruptcy applications. 香港经济低迷，破产申请个案随之上升。
- And as with slumping, over-arching can also be a simple postural habit. 就像弯腰驼背，过度挺直也可能只是一种习惯性姿势。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- The lawyer took a long time to interrogate the witness fully.律师花了很长时间仔细询问目击者。
- We will interrogate the two suspects separately.我们要对这两个嫌疑人单独进行审讯。
- Blade interrogates Danny then kills him after he directs him to Boone. 刀锋审问了Danny然后在Danny带他去找Boone之后杀了他。 来自互联网
- The cop who made the drug arrest at Rick's place interrogates Kimberly. 在里克的屋子里将他们逮捕的警察对金伯利进行审讯。 来自互联网
- The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
- The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
- Deflation could emerge from simultaneous slumps in the world's three major economies. 如果世界经济三大主体同时衰退，通货紧缩就会出现。
- This is the cycle of economic booms and slumps. 这是经济繁荣和经济萧条的周期变化。