美联社新闻一分钟 2006-03-07
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2006
1. In Alexandria of Virginia opening arguments were heard Monday afternoon in the sentencing phase for Al-Qaida soldier Zacarias Moussaoui's trial. Moussaoui could receive the death penalty or life in prison.
2. The governor of South Dakota signed a bill Monday that bans most abortions 1. It's expected the legislation won't take effect unless the courts uphold it.
3. Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar, the man charged with 9 counts of attempted murder and assault, had his bail 2 set at 5,500,000 dollars. Authorities say Taheri-azar drove a SUV into a crowd of people on purpose at the University of North Carolina. Taheri-azar had allegedly said that he wanted to avenge 3 the deaths of Muslims around the world.
4. A school bus with a dozen students on board careened off a hillside and smashed into a house in Pittsburgh Monday morning. 4 children and the bus driver were taken to a hospital, but it's believed that their injuries are minor 4.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. careen : verb
to go forward quickly while moving from side to side:
e.g. The driver lost control of his car when the brakes failed, and it went careening down the hill.
- 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
- One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
- She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。
- He swore to avenge himself on the mafia.他发誓说要向黑手党报仇。
- He will avenge the people on their oppressor.他将为人民向压迫者报仇。