美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-10-10
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. There are no survivors 1 from Sunday's plane crash in Washington State. Rescuers recovered the bodies of all 10 people on board. The passengers were flying home from a skydiving event.
2. Michael Devlin has pleaded guilty to kidnapping Shawn Hornbeck and holding the Missouri teen captive for more than four years. Monday Devlin pleaded guilty to kidnapping a second boy earlier this year.
3. An Iraqi Interior Ministry 2 spokesman says the Dubai-based security firm Unity 3 Resources Group was responsible for the shooting deaths of two Iraqi women in Baghdad. Security contractor 4 Blackwater USA had earlier denied any involvement in the shooting. Blackwater is under investigation 5 for a September shooting that also killed Iraqi civilians 6.
4. The family of a New York man wants a veterans' cemetery 7 to remove the body of another man buried in their relative's grave site. The cemetery says the impostor had the same name, Social Security number and military credentials 8 as the real man.
2. Michael Devlin has pleaded guilty to kidnapping Shawn Hornbeck and holding the Missouri teen captive for more than four years. Monday Devlin pleaded guilty to kidnapping a second boy earlier this year.
3. An Iraqi Interior Ministry 2 spokesman says the Dubai-based security firm Unity 3 Resources Group was responsible for the shooting deaths of two Iraqi women in Baghdad. Security contractor 4 Blackwater USA had earlier denied any involvement in the shooting. Blackwater is under investigation 5 for a September shooting that also killed Iraqi civilians 6.
4. The family of a New York man wants a veterans' cemetery 7 to remove the body of another man buried in their relative's grave site. The cemetery says the impostor had the same name, Social Security number and military credentials 8 as the real man.
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
n.(政府的)部；牧师
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌
- The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
- The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。
n.调查，调查研究
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
n.坟墓，墓地，坟场
- He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
- His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。
n.证明，资格，证明书，证件
- He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。
- Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。