美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-17
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
1. A mid-March winter storm is grounding flights on the East Coast with airlines canceling hundreds of flights. The storm promises a mix of heavy snow, sleet 1, and rain, all coming after several days of balmy weather.
2. Lawyers say a grand jury has indicted 2 at least three of five New York City police officers in the case of Sean Bell killed on his wedding day in a 50-shot barrage 3. Speaking for the victim's family, the Rev 4. Al Sharpton called the charges an important step for justice.
3. A man who jumped off a cruise ship is rescued in Florida about eight hours later by the Coast Guard. A witness said the man was drunk when he left the balcony in his room.
4. And may be coming to a corner near you a post office box looking a little like R2-D2 that chirpy character from Star Wars. The U.S. Postal 5 Service is giving hundreds of boxes a makeover to promote a new stamp commemorating 6 the film.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. balmy: adj.
Balmy weather is fairly warm and pleasant.
2. grand juror: n-count
A grand juror is a jury, usually in the United States, which considers a criminal case in order to decide if someone should be tried in a court of law.
3. Rev.: n-title
Rev. is a written abbreviation for Reverend which is a title used before the name or rank of an officially appointed religious leader..
4. chirpy: adj.
If you describe a person or their behavior as chirpy, you mean they are very cheerful and lively. (INFORMAL)
5. makeover: n-count
If a person or room is given a makeover, their appearance is improved, usually by an expert.
- There was a great deal of sleet last night.昨夜雨夹雪下得真大。
- When winter comes,we get sleet and frost.冬天来到时我们这儿会有雨夹雪和霜冻。
- 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。
- The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.进攻在炮火的掩护下开始了。
- The fierce artillery barrage destroyed the most part of the city in a few minutes.猛烈的炮火几分钟内便毁灭了这座城市的大部分地区。
- It's his job to rev up the audience before the show starts.他要负责在表演开始前鼓动观众的热情。
- Don't rev the engine so hard.别让发动机转得太快。
- A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
- Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。
- He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements. 他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The post office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers. 邮局发行了一个纪念美国著名演艺人员的系列邮票。 来自互联网