美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-07
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
1. A guilty verdict for Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice 1 President Dick Cheney. Libby was convicted of lying and obstructing 2 an investigation 3 into leaks revealing the identity of a CIA agent. He's the highest-ranking White House official convicted of a felony in years.
2. Vows 4 by U.S. Senators to fix the system caring for wounded soldiers after hearing from soldiers wounded and frustrated 5 with care end on the day when President Bush announced a bipartisan inquiry 6 into military care.
3. Arraignment 7 for a Michigan man charged with murdering his wife and dismembering her body. Police say Stephen Grant confessed after initially 8 making a public appeal for his wife to come home.
4. A nail in this man's chest saved his life. A nail gun accident sent one into this 17-year-old turns out the nail acted like a plug leaving no room for blood to seep 9 out.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. arraignment: n-count
a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment 10.
2. seep: verb
pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings. (指液体)漏出,渗出
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- You can't park here, you're obstructing my driveway. 你不能在这里停车，你挡住了我家的车道。
- He was charged for obstructing the highway. 他因阻碍交通而受控告。
- 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。
- Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
- The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。
- It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
- The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
- The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
- She was remanded to juvenile detention at her arraignment yesterday. 她昨天被送回了对少年拘留在她的传讯。 来自互联网
- Wyatt asks the desk clerk which courthouse he is being transferred to for arraignment. 他向接待警员询问了马宏将在哪个法庭接受传讯。 来自互联网
- The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
- Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
- My anger began to seep away.我的怒火开始消下去了。
- If meteoric water does not evaporate or run overland,it may seep directly into the ground.如果雨水不从陆地蒸发和流走的话，就可能直接渗入地下。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。