时间:2019-01-08 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2006


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1. In a stunning 1 admission, this former American teacher says he was with JonBenet Ramsey when she died. John Karr says he loves the six-year-old beauty pageant 2 contestant 3 and says her death was an accident.

2. In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Karr also said he tried to contact the Ramsey family. "And I conveyed to her many things, among them that I'm so very sorry for what happened to JonBenet. " Karr was arrested in Thailand. He's expected to return to the US in the coming days.

3. In the Middle East, Lebanese troops, tanks and armored vehicles deployed 4 south of the Litani River. It's a key provision in the US ceasefire plan that ended fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

4. Merck failed to warn doctors about the risks of its painkiller 5 Vioxx. That's according to a federal jury who found the pharmaceutical 6 company responsible for the death of a retired 7 FBI agent.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. stunning : adj
A stunning event is extremely unusual or unexpected.

2. admission : noun, legal
A voluntary acknowledgment made by a party to a lawsuit 8 or in a criminal prosecution 9 that certain facts that are inconsistent with the party's claims in the controversy 10 are true.

3. pageant : n-count
A pageant or a beauty pageant is a competition in which young women are judged to decide which one is the most beautiful.

4. armored : adj
Armored vehicles are fitted with a hard metal covering in order to protect them from gunfire and other missiles.

5. pharmaceutical : adj
Pharmaceutical means connected with the industrial production of medicine.



adj.极好的;使人晕倒的
  • His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
  • The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。
n.壮观的游行;露天历史剧
  • Our pageant represented scenes from history.我们的露天历史剧上演一幕幕的历史事件。
  • The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.新主席的就职典礼的开始是极其壮观的。
n.竞争者,参加竞赛者
  • The company will furnish each contestant with a free ticket.公司将为每个参赛者免费提供一张票。
  • The personal appearance and interview of the contestant is another count.参加比赛者的个人仪表和谈话也是一项。
(尤指军事行动)使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 ); 施展; 部署; 有效地利用
  • Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
  • The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
n.止痛药
  • I shall persuade him to take the painkiller.我将说服他把药吃下去。
  • The painkiller only provides him a short respite from his pain.止痛药仅仅让他在疼痛中有短暂的疏解。
adj.药学的,药物的;药用的,药剂师的
  • She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
  • We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
n.诉讼,控诉
  • They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
  • He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。
n.起诉,告发,检举,执行,经营
  • The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
  • He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。
n.争论,辩论,争吵
  • That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
  • We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
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