美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-05
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
1. A man suspected of killing 1 then dismembering his wife is in police custody 2. Officers in Michigan tracked down Stephen Grant more than 200 miles from the home he had shared with his wife. Polices found pieces of what is believed to be Tara Grant's body at the home and a nearby park.
2. Senators and presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were in Selma, Alabama for the anniversary, the Bloody 3 Sunday March. The senators spoke 4 at separate church services.
3. Police in Texas make a disturbing find, teenagers forcing toddlers to smoke marijuana. The teens could face felony charges, the children are now in protective custody.
4. A new mom in China has a big baby on her hands, a nearly 14-pound baby to be exact. The healthy baby is a largest newborn delivered in China in nearly 60 years.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. dismember: verb
To dismember the body of a dead people or animal means to cut or pull it into pieces.
2. hopeful: n-count
If you refer to someone as a hopeful, you mean that they are hoping and trying to achieve success in a particular career, election, or competition.
3. felony: n-count
In countries where the legal system distinguishes between very serious crimes and less serious crimes, a felony is a very serious crime such as armed robbery. (LEGAL)
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
- He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
- He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。