AP 2012-06-04
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(六月)
英语课
1. Former presidential candidate John Edwards is found not guilty on one of six campaign fraud charges. The jury not reaching a verdict on the others, leading the judge to declare a mistrial on them.
2. A federal appeals court rejects part of the Defense 1 of Marriage Act. But the ruling will not be enforced until the US Supreme 2 Court decides the case. A panel of judges says defining marriage discriminates 3 against gay couples.
3. Mitt 4 Romney goes after Solyndra, the green energy company that went broke after getting government loans. The Republican presidential candidate made an unannounced visit to the California plant.
4. An old-fashioned splashdown off Mexico's Baja California for the unmanned SpaceX Dragon supply ship. This marks a new era in space travel, the first commercial space cargo 5 carrier.
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
分别，辨别，区分( discriminate的第三人称单数 )； 歧视，有差别地对待
- The new law discriminates against lower-paid workers. 这条新法律歧视低工资的工人。
- One test governs state legislation that discriminates against interstate commerce. 一个检验约束歧视州际商业的州立法。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
- I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
- Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。