美联社新闻一分钟 2006-01-11
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. Supreme 1 Court nominee 2 Samuel Alito says he'll keep an open mind on abortion 3 cases, but defends his 1991 ruling that women seeking abortions 4 must notify husbands.
2. Iran removes UN seals on uranium enrichment equipment and resumes nuclear research, defying demands it maintain a 2-year freeze on its nuclear program.
3. Israel's Ariel Sharon shows slight improvement in his recovery from a massive stroke by moving his left hand, as he's gradually brought out of an induced coma 5.
4. As mourners prepare to bury the last 2 victims of a West Virginia mining accident, the sole survivor 6 remains 7 in a partial coma but shows signs of brain activity.
5. And "Brokeback Mountain" wins 3 Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Picture and Best director, but Philip Seymour Hoffman takes best actor for "Capote".
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. keep an open mind :
to wait until you know all the facts before forming an opinion or making a judgement:
e.g. We should keep an open mind until all of the evidence is available.
2. ruling :noun [C]
a decision:
The court has made a final ruling on the case that the companies acted illegally.
3. sole : adjective [before noun]
being one only; single:
e.g. My sole objective is to make the information more widely available
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
- Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
- She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
- A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。
- The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。 来自互联网
- Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。 来自互联网
- The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
- She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。
- The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
- There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。