时间:2019-01-08 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2007


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1. A lawyer for detainees at Guantanamo Bay says the issue of whether they have the legal right to hearings in civilian 1 courts is a fundamental test of the American justice system. At least two justices questioned whether detainees had any right to a hearing. Another justice suggested the matter should go back to a law court.


2. At least seven people have died in the severe weather that struck the Northwest. Residents are waiting for high water to recede 2, so they can return to their homes.


3. The Catholic Archdiocese of New York has put out a comic book to teach kids about the dangers of sexual predators 3. Critics say it doesn't explain the problem well enough.


4.Surveillance video captures a man angrily boarding a school bus in Florida. Witnesses say the man was upset because several children on the bus threw crayons at his car. Students say the man had a gun.



adj.平民的,民用的,民众的
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
vi.退(去),渐渐远去;向后倾斜,缩进
  • The colleges would recede in importance.大学的重要性会降低。
  • He saw that the dirty water had begun to recede.他发现那污浊的水开始往下退了。
n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 );奴役他人者(尤指在财务或性关系方面)
  • birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
  • The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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