美联社新闻一分钟 2006-02-15
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. 78-year-old Harry 1 Whittington, the Austin lawyer, who was shot by Vice 2 President Dick Cheney while quail 3 hunting over the weekend, suffered a minor 4 heart attack Tuesday morning. Whittington is back in intensive care at a Corpus Christi hospital.
2. The man convicted of raping 5 and murdering 11-year-old Carlie Brucia in Florida two years ago cried and apologized in court Tuesday. Joseph Smith says he has a drug problem. A judge will decide next month if he'll receive the death penalty.
3. Jury selection continues in the case of Zacarias Moussaoui. A judge decided 6 that Moussaoui will no longer be allowed in the courtroom because of his outbursts. He'll watch the proceedings 7 from a close circuit monitor in jail. His trial is set to begin March 6th.
4. Dozens of couples pledged their love on Valentine's Day by getting married on the eightieth floor of the Empire State Building. To get married in the building, couples have to write essays explaining why they want to get married there. Once married, the couples become members of the prestigious 8 Empire State Building Wedding Club
WORDS IN THE NEWS
prestigious : adjective
greatly respected and admired, usually because of being important:
e.g. a prestigious literary award
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- Cowards always quail before the enemy.在敌人面前，胆小鬼们总是畏缩不前的。
- Quail eggs are very high in cholesterol.鹌鹑蛋胆固醇含量高。
- The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
- I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
- In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace. 作为报复，查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼，奸淫杀戮平民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The conquerors marched on, burning, killing, raping and plundering as they went. 征服者所到之处烧杀奸掠，无所不做。 来自互联网
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
- to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
- The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
- You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。