AP 2012-04-20
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(四月)
英语课
1. Possible bribery 1 and kickbacks 2 at the General Services Administration. The agency's independent inspector 3 general told a congressional hearing that he is leading multiple investigations 4. Meanwhile, a central figure in the GSA spending scandal asserted his Fifth Amendment 5 right to remain silent before the committee.
2. Experts say about 75 tornadoes 6 touched down in four Plains states over the weekend, most were in Kansas, the rest touching 7 down in Oklahoma, Iowa and Nebraska. One of the tornadoes is blamed for six deaths in Oklahoma.
3. The Norwegian man on trial for killing 8 77 people on a single day in July shed tears in court today, but not for his victims. The right-wing nationalists defended the killings 9 as an act of self-defense in a self-professed civil war against Islam in Norway.
4. A remember ceremony honored the victims of the sinking of the Titanic 10 in Nova Scotia over the weekend. The memorial service marked the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking, at a cemetery 11 where more than one hundred gravestones of Titanic victims can still be seen.
n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿
- FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
- He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。
n.激烈反应( kickback的名词复数 )；佣金，回扣
- Everyone at City Hall is receiving kickbacks. It's the only way to get anything done there. 市政府里的每个人都收回扣，在那里只有送红包，事情才办得成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- G raft or kickbacks paid to officials or law enforcem ent authorities. 暗中付给官员或执法人员的回扣。 来自互联网
n.检查员，监察员，视察员
- The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
- The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。
（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究
- His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
- He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
n.改正，修正，改善，修正案
- The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
- The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
- Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
- Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- 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。
谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发
- His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的
- We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
- The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。