AP 2012-05-01
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(五月)
英语课
1. At least four current and former TSA airport screeners are under arrest. The four are accused of taking payments to let drug couriers sneak 1 narcotics 2 through the Los Angeles International Airport.
2. House Speaker John Boehner has scheduled a vote for Friday on legislation to keep the interest rate on subsidized Stafford student loans from going up July 1st. The measure would make up the lost revenue with cuts from the president's health care overhaul 3 bill.
3. Indonesia has suspended US beef imports due to the case of mad cow disease discovered in the US. One South Korean retailer 4 also suspended US beef sales.
4. Andrew Young, the former aide to Democratic presidential contender John Edwards, goes back to the witness stand Thursday. Young is the first prosecution 5 witness to testify against Edwards. Edwards has pled not guilty to allegedly using about a million dollars in secret payments to hide his then-pregnant mistress.
vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝)；偷偷摸摸做；n.潜行；adj.暗中进行
- He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
- I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。
n.麻醉药( narcotic的名词复数 )；毒品；毒
- The use of narcotics by teenagers is a problem in many countries. 青少年服用麻醉药在许多国家中都是一个问题。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Police shook down the club, looking for narcotics. 警方彻底搜查了这个俱乐部，寻找麻醉品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v./n.大修，仔细检查
- Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
- It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。
n.零售商(人)
- What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
- The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。
n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营
- The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
- He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。