美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-23
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(五)月
1. A Texas appeals court has ruled that state officials had no right to seize more than 400 children living at a polygamous group’s ranch 1. Those children are now with foster parents. The court did not order them back to their families.
2. Strong winds are fueling an out-of-control wildfire that has scorched 2 thousands of acres in central California. The blaze is threatening rural homes and has forced officials to close schools and evacuate 3 certain areas.
3. Former White House top political adviser 4 Karl Rove is being subpoenaed 5 to appear before Congress. The House Judiciary Committee is calling on him to testify about whether the White House improperly 6 meddled 8 with the Justice Department.
4. Some D-C motorists (are) driving happy today, thanks to a free gas giveaway. Drivers lined up for blocks early this morning to get their 40 dollars worth of free gas. Some say while this won’t fill the tank, it will get them through the holiday weekend.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. meddle 7 with sth: v.
(disapproving) to become involved in sth that does not concern you:
2. giveaway: n.
something that is given away free, especially something that a shop gives you when you buy a product
- He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
- The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。
- I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
- The hot iron scorched the tablecloth. 热熨斗把桌布烫焦了。
- We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
- They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。
- They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
- Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
- The court subpoenaed her to appear as a witness. 法庭传唤她出庭作证。
- The finance director is subpoenaed by prosecution. 财务经理被检查机关传讯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Of course it was acting improperly. 这样做就是不对嘛！
- He is trying to improperly influence a witness. 他在试图误导证人。
- I hope he doesn't try to meddle in my affairs.我希望他不来干预我的事情。
- Do not meddle in things that do not concern you.别参与和自己无关的事。