AP 2012-06-03
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. Police in Seattle are investigating a deadly shooting in the University District. Someone opened fire at a café on Wednesday, gunning down as many as five people. Nearby schools were immediately placed on lockdown.
2. President Obama says he's looking forward to an important and healthy debate about America's future with his Republican opponent Mitt 1 Romney. The president called the former Massachusetts governor to congratulate him on securing the GOP nomination 2.
3. The judge who sentenced a former New Jersey 3 college student to 30 days in jail for using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate says the sentence was harsh enough. Dharun Ravi's roommate committed suicide after he found out about the spying. Ravi is expected to start his sentence on Thursday.
4. Julian Assange is one step closer to being prosecuted 4 in a Scandinavian court. Britain's Supreme 5 Court has endorsed 6 his extradition 7 to Sweden. Assange, the head of WikiLeaks, is facing sex crime allegations in Sweden.
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。
n.提名，任命，提名权
- John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
- Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
n.运动衫
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
a.被起诉的
- The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
- The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。
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。
vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
- The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.引渡（逃犯）
- The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
- He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。