美联社新闻一分钟 2006-07-01
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. The U. S. Army is investigating reports that five American soldiers were involved in the killings 1 of four Iraqi relatives, including a woman who had been raped 2 in March.
2. People began the clean-up in the Northeast after nearly a week of rain left many areas flooded. Thousands of people were evacuated 3 because of the floods.
3. NASA says it's prepared to launch shuttle Discovery Saturday despite some concern that flying foam 4 may harm the space shuttle. This is all the second launch since the Columbia tragedy in 2003.
4. President Bush and Japan's prime minister made a trip to Graceland on Friday. The outgoing prime minister is a big Elvis Presley fan.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. clean-up : n-count
A clean-up is the removing of dirt, pollution, crime, or corruption 5 from somewhere.
- His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
- A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
- We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
- The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
- The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。