美联社新闻一分钟 2006-02-22
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced Tuesday that a federal grand jury in Ohio has indicted 1 three men in an international terrorism plot to target U.S. armed forces in Iraq.
2. President Bush says he'll veto any attempt by Congress to block an Arab company from operating at major U.S. ports. Lawmakers say the private deal should not go forward without further scrutiny 2.
3. Dozens of people were rushed to a Baghdad hospital after an explosive device detonated in a crowded market Tuesday. At least 22 people died in the blast which authorities say was intended for a police patrol.
4. A 600,000-dollar Ferrari was in pieces after crashing on the Pacific Coast Highway in California. A passenger in the Ferrari said the driver fled after the crash. Police are investigating.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. scrutiny : noun [U]
the careful and detailed 3 examination of something in order to obtain information about it:
e.g. The Government's record will be subjected to/come under (close) scrutiny in the weeks before the election.
- The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
- He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。
- His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
- Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。