美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-06-07
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(六月)
英语课
1.Jury selection starts today in Boston in the trial of reputed mobster James 'Whitey' Bulger. He is accused of a long list of crimes including participating in 19 killings 1 while he was an FBI informant.
2.Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius had a pre-trial hearing in South Africa. He's accused of killing 2 his girlfriend. The court approved a request to postpone 3 the case until August so the prosecution 4 can investigate.
3.Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holms could enter an insanity 5 plea at a hearing today. Holms is charged with fatally shooting 12 people and injuring 70.
4.A Utah woman gave birth to twin boys on a long stretch of highways about a hundred miles from Salt Lake City. State troopers helped deliver the babies when Lynette Hales couldn't make it to the hospital on time.
2.Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius had a pre-trial hearing in South Africa. He's accused of killing 2 his girlfriend. The court approved a request to postpone 3 the case until August so the prosecution 4 can investigate.
3.Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holms could enter an insanity 5 plea at a hearing today. Holms is charged with fatally shooting 12 people and injuring 70.
4.A Utah woman gave birth to twin boys on a long stretch of highways about a hundred miles from Salt Lake City. State troopers helped deliver the babies when Lynette Hales couldn't make it to the hospital on time.
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。
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。
v.延期，推迟
- I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
- She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。
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。